John Cheney Platt (1860 - 1932)
SubjectPortrait of
John Cheney Platt
American, 1860 - 1932
PhotographerPhotographed by
Abraham Bogardus
American, 1822 - 1908
Dateabout 1872
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 3/16 × 2 3/16in. (8.1 × 5.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/8 × 2 9/16in. (11.1 × 6.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/8 × 2 9/16in. (11.1 × 6.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionHead and shoulders length portrait of John Cheney Platt (1860-1932) as a boy. He is looking off camera to the right. John is wearing a white collared shirt and a dark colored tie under a dark colored jacket with wide lapels.
Object number1991.54.119
MarkingsPrinted in bronze ink on verso: "BOGARDUS. / B / Photographir and Portrait / GALLERIES, / Broadway / 1153 / near 27th St. / NEW YORK."InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on verso: "John Cheney Platt"Handwritten in pencil on verso: "(1860-1932)"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as c. 1872.
Subject Terms
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