Ednah and Theodora Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Ednah Dow Smith
1841 - 1915
SubjectPortrait of
Theodora Cheney
American, 1874 - 1951
PhotographerPhotographed by
Richard S. DeLamater
American, 1833 - 1915
Dateabout 1874
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 11/16 × 2 3/8in. (9.4 × 6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/8 × 2 1/2in. (10.5 × 6.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/8 × 2 1/2in. (10.5 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionHalf-length studio portrait of Ednah Dow Smith Cheney holding her seventh child, Theodora, as an infant. Theodora is wearing a long white dress and is held cheek to cheek with Ednah. Ednah is wearing a dark colored dress that has a lace collar and long, flowing lace at the end of the sleeves. The photograph is mounted on a piece of cardstock that is beige on the recto and light green on the verso.
Object number1991.54.25
MarkingsPrinted in black ink on recto, below the image: "DeLamater, / Hartford."InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on verso: "Ednah Dow Cheney / & child"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subjects in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1870, but according to an inscription on the back of an identical image (2008.39.16) the infant is Theodora, who was born in 1874. Ednah Dow Smith and Knight Dexter Cheney had eleven children.
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