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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
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| Subject/Title: | Guthrie, (Gen.) Adam | |
| Artist: | Capertown, Mary Elizabeth Guthrie Coke | |
| Date Created: | ca. 1840s | |
| Owner/Location: | Private Collection | |
| Frame Dimensions: | 12.5 x 12.5 | |
| Image Dimensions: | 8.5 x 8.5 (diam.) | |
| Materials/Media: | oil on porcelain (plate) | |
| Date Documented: | 6/11/2003 | |
| Condition: | Excellent |
| Description: | Bust-length right profile of a man with short brown hair in a blue military jacket with a red trim. A gold epaulet with three stars is on his right shoulder. Work is mounted to a pink velvet-covered square and trimmed by gold braid on each side. |
| History: | Artist
is the subject's granddaughter. Restored by Cumberland Art Conservation in the 1980s. |
| Notes: | See
documentation in the file. Sitter born 10/1/1762 and died 1/31/1826. He was
the father of James Guthrie, portrait #75. |