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Ednah Dow Littlehale Cheney
Image Not Available for Ednah Dow Littlehale Cheney

Ednah Dow Littlehale Cheney

SubjectPortrait of Ednah Dow Littlehale American, 1824 - 1904
MakerMade by Seth Wells Cheney American, 1810 - 1856
PhotographerPhotographed by William G. Dudley American, 1877 - 1934
Date1853 - 1856
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 9 3/4 × 7 11/16in. (24.8 × 19.5cm)
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionPhotograph of a bust length drawing of Ednah Dow Littlehale Cheney as an adult. She is drawn in profile, facing to the right. Her hair is in a low bun with a curl hanging down below it. The drawing was made by Seth Wells Cheney and appears to have been modeled after carte-de-visite 1991.54.129.
Object number2008.38.21
MarkingsEmbossed in lower right corner: "WILLIAM G. DUDLEY / 902 MAIN STREET / HARTFORD, CONN."InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Aunt Ednah Cheney / (Mrs. Seth Cheney) / Photo of portrait by Seth Cheney"NotesDate note: Estimate made based on year of Ednah's marriage to Seth Cheney (1853) and the year of his death (1856).
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