National Society of Colonial
Dames of America in Tennessee
Portrait #167
Subject/Title:
Unknown woman
Artist:
Unknown Austrian
Date Created:
19th century
Owner/Location:
Private
Collection
Frame Dimensions:
6.75 x 6.75
Image Dimensions:
3.5 x 3.5
Materials/Media:
oil on paper
Date Documented:
12/31/2003
Condition:
Excellent
Description:
Circular miniature of a young woman in an Eliabethan-style dress of dark green. The overly puffed sleeves are highlighted by the black bands of fabric across and down the bodice. A diamond-shaped pin with a central jewel and three pendants is at the center of the black bands at the breast bone. Her hair is up. She wears a necklace and has a starched lace collar standing around her shoulders.