National Society of Colonial Dames of
America in Tennessee

James K. Polk Ancestral Home Collection
Columbia, Tennessee
Portrait #427
Subject/Title:
Pillow, Gideon Johnston
Artist:Cooper, W.B.
Date Created:unknown
Owner/Location:James K. Polk Ancestral Home
301-305 W. Seventh St.
Columbia, TN 38402
931-388-2354
www.jameskpolk.com/new/
Frame Dimensions:NA
Image Dimensions:27 x 22 3/16
Materials/Media:oil on canvas
Date Documented:12/14/2004
Condition:Excellent
Description:Oval waist-length three-quarters left profile of a young man in black formal attire. He appears to be wearing a black cape over his black coat. His wavy black hair is combed back to reveal a receding hairline. The background is a gold/rust color.
History of Work:Conserved in 1985.
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