National Society of Colonial Dames of
America in Tennessee
Portrait #87
Subject/Title: Ward, Mrs. William & her young daughter
Artist:Cooper, Washington B.
Date Created:ca. 1850
Owner/Location:Private Collection
Frame Dimensions:40 x 35
Image Dimensions:34 x 28
Materials/Media:oil on canvas
Date Documented:6/9/2003
Condition:Fair
Description:Seated, knee-length frontal of a woman with dark eyes and hair in a black dress with a white lace collar holding a child aged 2 or 3 on her left. The child is dressed in a white gown and is barefoot. The overallcast of the work is dark in color except for the child and the mother's face.
History:
Notes:The surface has some abrasions, chips, cracking, and some missing pigment.

Sitter was married to Mr. Ward who founded Ward-Belment School.

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