National Society of Colonial Dames of
America in Tennessee

Cragfont - Castalian Springs, Tennessee

Portrait #1085
Subject/Title:
Winchester, Virginia Lee
Artist:Unknown
Date Created:unknown
Owner/Location:Cragfont
Castalian Springs, TN
Frame Dimensions:39 x 34
Image Dimensions:29 x 23 oval
Materials/Media:Oil
Date Documented:23 January 2008
Condition:Good
Description:The subject is facing viewers left and wearing a white dress. There is a foggy mist around and below subject.
History of Work:
Notes:Death portrait at age 16. The daughter of George Winchester and the grand-daughter of General Winchester, the subject spent 21 days in a coma after being hit with an ice snowball. Died in Memphis, Tennessee

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