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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Metro Davidson County Collection - Nashville Public Library | ||
Portrait #878  |
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| Subject/Title: | Tannehill, Eliza Dewees (1789-1843) | |
| Artist: | Willett, Frances Elizabeth Bayless (1840-1924) | |
| Date Created: | ca. 1914 | |
| Owner/Location: | Special Collections Division Nashville Public Library 615 Church Street Nashville, TN 37219 |
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| Frame Dimensions: | 34 ½ x 31 ½ | |
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| Materials/Media: | Oil on canvas | |
| Date Documented: | 6 August 2007 | |
| Condition: | Excellent | |
| Description: | Eliza Tannehill in late middle age, wearing a bonnet tied in a bow at the neck and a dark dress with a large collar. She is seated on a red chair. |
| History of Work: | Presented to the library in January 1966 by Tannehill's great-grandson Wilkins Tannehill Bayless. The portrait was painted by a family member, Frances Elizabeth Bayless Willett, around 1914 and modeled after the original done by Washington B. Cooper around 1840. The original is in the collection of the Tennessee State Museum and a photographic print is at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. |
| Notes: | Eliza Dewees Tannehill was born in 1789 in Kentucky and died in 1843 in Nashville. She married Wilkins Tannehill in 1810. |