National Society of Colonial Dames of
America in Tennessee

Downtown Presbyterian Church - Nashville, Tennessee


Portrait #1320
Subject/Title:
Unknown Lady in Parlor 1
Artist:Williams(?) or Wilkes, Susan H.
Date Created:1941
Owner/Location:Downtown Presbyterian Church
Nashville, Tennessee
Frame Dimensions:35 x 41
Image Dimensions:24 x 29
Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
Date Documented:7 May 2008
Condition:Excellent, some frame damage
Description:Lady seated in a blue-green upholstered chair with her arms resting on the chair and loosely holding an open book in both hands. There is a bookcase full of volumes to her right, and she is facing three-quarter right and looking to the left of the viewer. She wears a dark short-sleeved dress with a brooch at the bodice of the v-neck. Her grey hair is parted in the middle and pulled up behind her head and she is wearing glasses..
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