National Society of Colonial Dames of
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Tennessee State Museum
Record No:
76.124
Subject: Weakley, Mrs. Robert
Artist: Unknown  
Date: Unknown
Media: Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 35.75 X 27.50
Location: TN State Museum
505 Deadrick Street.
Nashville, TN 37243
Web Contact: TN State Museum

History:

The subject of this portrait is an older woman in a dark dress. She is wearing a white bonnet with lace framing her face, a large bow at the center top and it is tied in a bow under her chin. The bonnet covers her hair and only a small section of her hair is visible on her forehead. She is wearing a white lace collar / scarf at her neck that covers the top of her dress to her shoulders in at least 2 layers. She is seated in a red chair with wooden arms and is holding a book in her right hand.
Notes: The name of the portrait subject is all that is known at this time.

Categories: Portrait paintings; Women.
   

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