Matilda Delano Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Matilda Delano Cheney
1922 - 2016
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1924
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 5/16 × 2 15/16in. (11 × 7.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of Matilda Delano Cheney as a toddler. She is standing outside next to a column, under a pergola. Matilda is wearing a light colored dress with long sleeves. There are large pots of flowers to her left and to her right, and two bare trellises in the background, on the back side of the pergola.
Object number1988.85.99
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "47"Handwritten in pencil in a different hand on verso: "To Cousin Ruth / fm / Molly Cheney --"
Handwritten in pencil in a different hand on verso: "daughter of / Sherwood Cheney"
Handwritten in pencil in a different hand on verso: "Matilda Delano Cheney"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1924.
Matilda was the daughter of Sherwood Alfred Cheney and Louise Delano. She was born in Peking (Beijing) China, where her father served as a military attaché. Her mother died, in China, when she was less than a year old.
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Sarah Matilda Brainerd
