Theodora Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Theodora Cheney
American, 1874 - 1951
Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 6 1/2 × 4 1/4in. (16.5 × 10.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 × 5 3/4in. (20.3 × 14.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 × 5 3/4in. (20.3 × 14.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionHalf length portrait of Theodora "Dora" Cheney. She is angled to the left but looking toward the camera. Theodora is wearing a light colored dress that has a low, squared neckline. There is lace along the neckline and on the sleeves. There are two silk bows on the front of the dress. Dora's hair is in an updo.
The photograph is mounted on a piece of thick cardstock which is cream colored on the front and light gray or brown on the back.
The photograph is mounted on a piece of thick cardstock which is cream colored on the front and light gray or brown on the back.
Object number2008.38.17
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "[?] 2 / [?]ana H[?] / Call Thurs."Handwritten in pencil in a different hand on verso: "Dora Cheney"
Handwritten in a third hand in pencil, upside down on verso: "[H?] 140 135 / 1/2 Gray"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph.
Dora was the daughter of Knight Dexter Cheney and Ednah Dow Smith. She had ten siblings.
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