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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Belle Meade Plantation |
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Portrait
#1146 |
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| Subject/Title: |
Kashmir “Cashmere” Goats | |
| Artist: | Scott, Thomas | |
| Date Created: | 1860 | |
| Owner/Location: | Belle Meade Plantation 5025 Harding Road Nashville, TN 37205 website |
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| Frame Dimensions: | 29 1/2 x 39 1/5 | |
| Image Dimensions: | 24 x 34 | |
| Date Documented: | 16 November 2007 | |
| Materials/Media: | Oil on Canvas | |
| Condition: | Fair | |
| Description: | Painting depicts two long haired goats facing each other, with an impressionistic, misty background. The largest goat is on the right. There are tiny pin holes in the goats’ eyes. |
| History of Work: | Thomas Scott was a British artist who came to America in 1831 and died in 1888. |
| Notes: | General William Giles Harding kept Kashmir goats on his property at Belle Meade as an investment. Location: Farm Office |