Accession #78.12.2

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Portrait of Julia Bradley Chester and her daughter Margaret Bradley Chester
  • Artist:Unknown Artist, American
  • Date Created:ca. 1840
  • Owner/Location:Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave Memphis, TN 38104 901-544-6200
  • Frame Dimensions:43 3/8" x 36 5/8"
  • Image Dimensions:36 1/8" x 29 1/8"
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:31 May 2008
  • Condition:Fair to Poor
  • Description:Frontal waist-length seated portrait of a mother and young daughter wearing black and white dresses respectively. They are clasping hands in the mother's lap. To the left in the background is a red curtain, to the right an open window with view.
  • History:Unsigned
  • Notes:Sitters resided in Williamson and Shelby Counties in Tennessee. Julia is the daughter of Captain Thomas Bradley. Provenance: Given by descendant of the sitter. Bequest of Madge Coltart Image courtesy of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Reproduction by permission only.