National Society of Colonial Dames of
America in Tennessee
Portrait #359
Subject/Title: Brown, Miss J.C.
Artist:Peticolas, Philippe Abraham
Date Created:1812
Owner/Location:Cheekwood Museum of Art
Nashville, TN
Frame Dimensions:NA
Image Dimensions:2 5/8 x 1 15/16
Materials/Media:watercolor on ivory
Date Documented:
Condition:Excellent
Description:Oval full frontal of a young woman with blue eyes and auburn-brown hair that is parted in the middle and cascades onto her shoulders in soft ringlets. Her face is heart-shaped and she is wearing a white dress with a soft rectangular widely-cut neckline. The dress is simply gathered at the waist by a light blue sash, approx. 2-3 inches wide. A matching light blue shawl is most visible on her left arm.
History:Probably painted in Richmond, Virginia, this is likely the daughter of the man in portrait #358, Mr. Brown. On the reverse is a piece of paper, apparently contemporary, with the inscription written in brown ink: "Mifs J.C. Brown Painted by P.A. Peticolas and put under glafs February 11th 1832 Nashville Tennessee."

Exhibited at Gibbes 2000.
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