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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Portrait
#1114 |
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| Subject/Title: | Bledsoe Child | |
| Artist: | Recognizable initial S. |
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| Date Created: | unknown | |
| Owner/Location: | Private Collection | |
| Frame Dimensions: | 33 1/2 x 28 1/2 | |
| Image Dimensions: | 29 1/2 x 24 | |
| Materials/Media: | Oil on canvas | |
| Date Documented: | 9 February 2008 | |
| Condition: | Fair | |
| Description: | Young boy with his dog. The young boy is barefooted sitting with right knee lifted and wearing blue-grey pants and coat with white shirt sleeves and loose-fitting pants revealing the lower leg. The shirt has a ruffled collar. Boy has blond hair and blue eyes and his left arm is over the dog's neck. The dog is tan in color. |
| History of Work: | Artist known for painting children with dogs. |
| Notes: | Possible grandchild of Anthony or Isaac Bledsoe from Mrs. Ruth Cherry from KY. |