Seth Leslie Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Seth Leslie Cheney
American, 1874 - 1942
PhotographerPhotographed by
Edmund Martin Ogden
American, 1869 - 1945
Date1894 - 1904
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 1/2 × 3 7/8in. (14 × 9.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 7 3/8 × 5 1/4in. (18.7 × 13.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 7 3/8 × 5 1/4in. (18.7 × 13.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionHalf length studio portrait of Seth Leslie Cheney as a young man. He is sitting in a decorative wicker chair, angled to the right and looking off camera. He is wearing a dark colored suit with a sack jacket, white shirt, and a dark tie that has small white polka dots on it. There is a light-colored handkerchief sticking out of his front jacket pocket. Seth's hair is slicked over to one side and he has a moustache that is long on the sides and hangs over his lip. There is a floral studio backdrop in the background.
Object number1988.85.102
MarkingsDebossed and printed in gold ink on recto below image: "Ogden / [logo with overlapping "E", "M" and "O"] / 175 MAIN ST. / SO. / MANCHESTER, / CONN."InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Seth "Leslie" Cheney"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1901. Seth Leslie Cheney was the sixth child of Frank Woodbridge Cheney and Mary Bushnell Cheney. He had eleven siblings.
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