Louise "Luly" Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Louise Cheney
American, 1856 - 1939
PhotographerPhotographed by
Prescott & Gage
American, 1861 - 1865
Date1865
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 7/16 × 2 3/16in. (8.7 × 5.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2in. (10.6 × 6.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2in. (10.6 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Anne Cheney Zinsser
DescriptionBust length view of Louise "Luly" Cheney at nine years old. She is photographed from the back, but her head is turned to the right so that she is seen in profile. She is wearing a light colored dress with a slightly ruffled collar. Her hair reaches past her shoulders and is styled in ringlets.
There is a green three-cent Washington internal revenue stamp adhered upside down to the verso of the carte-de-visite.
There is a green three-cent Washington internal revenue stamp adhered upside down to the verso of the carte-de-visite.
Object number2008.37.119
MarkingsPrinted in black ink on recto below image: "Prescott & Gage, / Hartford, Conn."Printed or outlined in green ink on stamp on verso, starting from the left side and moving clockwise: "THREE / U.S. / INTER.REVENUE. / CENTS. / PROPRIETARY". Each corner of the stamp has a "3" in light green on a dark green background.InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Luly Cheney / Sept. 1865"NotesDate note: Inscription on verso gives date as Sept. 1865.
Subject Terms
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