Trifle -Stull, Henry - Belle Meade Plantation

National Society of Colonial Dames of
America in Tennessee

Belle Meade Plantation
Portrait #1163

Subject/Title:	Trifle
Artist:	Stull, Henry
Date Created:	1881
Owner/Location:	Belle Meade Plantation 5025 Harding Road Nashville, TN 37205 website
Frame Dimensions:	20.5” x 28.75”
Image Dimensions:	16” x 23.75”
Date Documented:	16 November 2007
Materials/Media:	Oil on Canvas
Condition:	Fair

Description:	Painting depicts the mare Trifle in a field. The horse is facing left. Trifle was a chestnut with a star, wide stripe, and snip. She had a left hind sock to the mid-cannon bone. The sky is pale gray, and there is a muted brown/green foreground.
History of Work:	Frame is giltwood and gesso molding. The artist Henry Stull was a Canadian artist from Ontario who studied anatomy at a local veterinary clinic, early in his artistry career to aid in painting various animals. Generally, Stull would initially sketch the image and then go back to paint at his New York City apartment.
Notes:	Trifle was foaled in 1828, by Sir Charles of a daughter of Cicero. She was bred by Thomas Graves, Esq. of Chesterfield County, Virginia. Trifle started 25 times in her career and finished first in 19 races. Location: West Side Hall