Description:Three-quarter length portrait of seated woman wearing a dark brocade dress with a white lace collar and a colorful shawl draped over her arm. Her dark hair is parted in the middle and hangs in ringlets over her ears. Her left hand is resting on a table with blue and gold cloth. There is a vase with multi-colored flowers on the table. In her right hand, she is holding a closed book.
History:On back of painting "Photographic Painting Dodge and Wentworth 1856" Done in Nashville.
