Portrait #491

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Gause, Juvinnila Eliza "Portia" Davis
  • Artist:Unknown
  • Date Created:ca. 1890-95
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:39 x 34
  • Image Dimensions:29.5 x 24
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:10/3/2004
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Bust-length near frontal of a woman with blue eyes and wavy dark brown hair. She wears a lace collar on her black dress. The lace is secured by an oblong black and gold brooch. The background is a sea-foam green.
  • History:Restored by Cumberland Art Conservation Center in 1995.
  • Notes:Subject lived from 1841-1921. Her husband founded the Springfield Herald newspaper, Springfield, TN. More information on file.