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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Portrait #304 |
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| Subject/Title: | Woods, Robert |
| Artist: | Dodge, John Wood 1807-1893 |
| Date Created: | 1845 |
| Owner/Location: |
Cheekwood Museum of Art Nashville, TN |
| Frame Dimensions: | NA |
| Image Dimensions: | 2 1/2" x 2 1/8" |
| Materials/Media: | watercolor on ivory |
| Date Documented: | 2/22/2004 |
| Condition: | Excellent |
| Description: | Frame is period gold plated copper with chased bezel. Oval of a silver-haired man with large brown eyes. His sideburns come just below his ears and he is dressed in a dark blue coat, vest, and tie with white shirt. |
| History: | Paper inside has written on it in Dodge's hand: "Painted by John W. Dodge Nashville Tennessee 1845. From a portrait of Robert Woods Esq by W. A. Cooper: Woods was a prominent Nashville banker (firm of Yeatman and Woods) who left money in his will for a miniature to be painted for each of his 24 nieces. Dodge did the work during 1844 & 45 for a total of $950..." |
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