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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Portrait #58 |
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| Subject/Title: | Unknown man (miniature) - C22 |
| Artist: | Dodge, John Wood |
| Date Created: | 1849 May |
| Owner/Location: | Private Collection |
| Frame Dimensions: | 1.5 x 1.25 |
| Image Dimensions: | 1.25 x 1 |
| Materials/Media: | oil on ivory |
| Date Documented: | 6/3/2003 |
| Condition: | Good |
| Description: | Head shot miniature of a young man with light brown wavy hair. He has a receding hair line and an "Abraham Lincoln-type" of beard. His white shirt, black necktie, and black jacket's shoulders are visible. The view is frontal, but the subject's head is turned slightly toward his right. |
| History: | Purchased from an antique shop in Nashville ca. 1970. Documented on a separate card board, "May, 1849 Natchez Miss." Signed "J.W. Dodge." |
| Notes: | Permission to reproduce by request only. |