Mary Claiborne - Tennessee State Museum

Tennessee State Museum

Record No:	81.98.2
Subject:	Claiborne, Mary
Artist:	Dury, George
Date:	ca. 1835
Media:	Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:	Frame 24 X 21
Location:	TN State Museum 505 Deadrick Street. Nashville, TN 37243 Web Contact: TN State Museum

History:	This is an oval portrait of a young woman with curly brown hair and wearing a white off-the-shoulder dress with puff sleeves. Across the front of the dress is draped a red, green and white plaid sash held by a white dove passing under her arm. She is also wearing a white dove earring. The painting has a dark background.
Notes:	Mary Claiborne was the daught of Henry Claiborne.
Categories:	Portrait paintings; Women.