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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Out of State | ||
Portrait #1096  |
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| Subject/Title: | Branner, Mrs. John Roper (Deborah) | |
| Artist: | Shaver, Samuel M. |
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| Date Created: | ca. 1861 | |
| Owner/Location: | Private Collection | |
| Frame Dimensions: | 60 x 48 | |
| Image Dimensions: | 51 x 39 | |
| Materials/Media: | Oil on canvas | |
| Date Documented: | 18 January 2008 | |
| Condition: | Excellent | |
| Description: | Subject is seated with her right arm resting on an open book on the table to her right and her left arm resting on her lap. She is wearing a black cape over a gray lace blouse, a black skirt, and the collar and sleeves of the blouse are visible. She is wearing a brooch and earrings, and her black hair is parted in the middle and pulled back over the tops of her ears. She is looking directly at the viewer. A container of fruit is on the floor to her right; a toble behind her holds a vase of flowers; and the red drape behind her is pulled back to reveal either a landscape or landscape wallpaper. |
| History of Work: | In the 1964 survey of the Colonial Dames, this portrait was in Tennessee, and a photograph of it is at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. |
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