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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Portrait #363  |
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| Subject/Title: | Mumford, Clarinda Louise Underhill | |
| Artist: | Robertson, Archibald | |
| Date Created: | ca. 1810 | |
| Owner/Location: | Cheekwood Museum of Art Nashville, TN |
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| Frame Dimensions: | NA | |
| Image Dimensions: | 2 15/16 x 2 7/16 | |
| Materials/Media: | watercolor on ivory | |
| Date Documented: | ||
| Condition: | Excellent |
| Description: | Oval three-quarters right profile of a young woman with a slender face and large, brown, wide-set eyes. Her light brown hair is pulled up and numerous curls frame her face and forehead. On her right side a brown (?) ribbon with bow help to hold the hair in place. Her dress is white, with a high collar. It has a sheer-looking inset from the neck to just above the bustline. A pink sash is tied in a bow under her bust. The background has touches of light blue. |
| History: | Painted in New York City. Exhibited at the Gibbes 2000. |
| Notes: | Subject was married to John I. Mumford, editor of the New York Standard. |