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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Belle Meade Plantation |
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Portrait
#1148 |
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| Subject/Title: |
Belle of the Meade | |
| Artist: | Lloyd, C. | |
| Date Created: | 19th Century | |
| Owner/Location: | Belle Meade Plantation 5025 Harding Road Nashville, TN 37205 website |
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| Frame Dimensions: | 26 1/4 x 38 1/2 | |
| Image Dimensions: | 22 x 34 | |
| Date Documented: | 24 September 2007 | |
| Materials/Media: | Oil on Canvas | |
| Condition: | Fair | |
| Description: | Painting depicts the bay mare Belle of the Meade facing left, with a mounted jockey. The jockey is wearing gold silks with a red sash and a gold cap. The foreground is tan with green trees and shrubs in an impressionistic background. This mare had black points and a white star and stripe. She was sired by Bonnie Scotland. |
| History of Work: | Frame is a mahogany molding with brass plaque inscribed, “Belle of the Mead.” |
| Notes: | Location: East Side Hall |