National Society of Colonial Dames of
America in Tennessee
Portrait #1511
Subject/Title:
Unknown Woman
Artist:Unknown
Date Created:ca. 1840-1870
Owner/Location:Private Collection
Frame Dimensions:42 x 31
Image Dimensions:34 x 29
Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
Date Documented:25 June 2008
Condition:Fair
Description:Half-length portrait of unknown woman. Subject is wearing a black dress with off-shoulder v-neck. Left arm resting on table. Gold bracelet on subject's left wrist. Sitter has dark brown hair pulled back and parted in the middle. Ornate gilt wood and gesso frame.
History of Work:No information is known about this portrait. Purchased by owner's parents.
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