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Seth Wells Cheney
Image Not Available for Seth Wells Cheney

Seth Wells Cheney

SubjectPortrait of Seth Wells Cheney American, 1810 - 1856
MakerMade by Daniel J. Broderick American, 1891 - 1962
Dateabout 1850
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 × 3 1/4in. (12.7 × 8.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 3/4 × 6 3/16in. (24.8 × 15.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank W. Crocker
DescriptionBust length view of Seth Wells Cheney as an adult. He is looking directly at the camera. Seth is wearing a suit jacket over a dark vest and white shirt. He also appears to be wearing a tie. Seth has a receding hairline and curly hair that reaches below his ears. He also has a full moustache and beard. There is a rectangular impression in the sheet, making a 1/4 inch wide border around the image area.
Object number1979.25.22
InscribedHandwritten in pencil in bottom right corner of recto: "Broderick / [line] / copy"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph.

Image is the same as 2002.14.7.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view