National Society of Colonial Dames of
America in Tennessee















Portrait #627
Subject/Title: Overton, Mrs. Mary McConnell White May
Artist:Unknown
Date Created:1850-1900
Owner/Location:Travellers Rest Plantation & Museum
636 Farrell Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37220
Frame Dimensions:35 x 30
Image Dimensions:29.5 x 23.5
Materials/Media:oil on canvas
Date Documented:12/10/2004
Condition:Poor

Description:Waist-length forward view of an elderly woman with brown hair parted in the middle. She appears to be seated in a red chair and red drapes and pilaster or column are in the background. She is wearing a black dress with a small white collar. Her bonnet is tied under the left side of her chin.
History:
Notes:Donated to Travellers Rest by Lucien C. Simpson in 2000.

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