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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Portrait #620 |
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| Subject/Title: | White, Hugh Lawson | |
| Artist: | Unknown | |
| Date Created: | 1835-1840 | |
| Owner/Location: | Travellers Rest Plantation & Museum 636 Farrell Parkway Nashville, Tennessee 37220 |
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| Frame Dimensions: | 46 x 37 | |
| Image Dimensions: | 36 x 27.5 | |
| Materials/Media: | oil on canvas | |
| Date Documented: | 12/10/2004 | |
| Condition: | Good |
| Description: | Waist-length of a thin, older man with white hair formed in a widow's peak. His white shirt collar is barely visible beneath his high-collared black coat. |
| History: | Originally attributed to Washington Cooper, but now believed to be the work of a Middle Tennessee portrait painter whose work has been documented, but who has yet to be identified. Restored by Cumberland Art Conservation Center in 2004. |
| Notes: | Donated to Travellers Rest by Lucien C. Simpson in 2000. |