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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
| Subject/Title | Allison, Samuel Perkins Jr. (or Thomas?) | Portrait #133 |
| Artist | Dodge, John Wood | |
| Date Created | unknown | |
| Owner/Location | Private
Collection |
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| Frame Dimensions | 5 x 4 | |
| Image Dimensions | 2.75 x 2.25 | |
| Materials/Media | watercolor (oil ?) on ivory or porcelain | |
| Date Documented | 5/5/2003 | |
| Condition | Fair | |
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| Description | Oval three-quarter right profile miniature of a young man in a buttoned up double-breasted black coat, white high-collared shirt, and white bow tie. He has large, wide-set light-colored eyes, a slight cleft in his chin, and light brown wavy/curly hair parted over his left eye. The background is a muted coral-tan. The work is framed. | |
| History of Work | Was exhibited at Cheekwood ca. 1955-57 in a show curated by Walter Sharpe, " Nashville Collects" or "Our Neighbors Collect," something to that effect. | |
| Notes | See Williamson County Historical Society Journal article in the file for more documentation | |