Portrait #1261

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Harsh, Magdalena Koehler
  • Artist:Malone, Betty (Mrs. Henry)
  • Date Created:ca. 1985
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:35 x 30 approx.
  • Image Dimensions:29 x 24 approx.
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:9 February 2008
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Subject is seated with left arm resting on a table. In her right hand she holds a handkerchief. She wears a dark dress with white lace at wrists that includes small triangle patterns. She has white lace at the neck for a collar and a white bonnet. Her brown hair is parted in the middle. She is facing the viewer. There is a curtain and couch in the background, burgandy in color.
  • History:Copy of 1840s original
  • Notes:Born Magdalena Koehler in Pottsville, PA in 1802. Died in Nashville in 1882. Buried in Nashville Cemetery. Her parents came from Holland, and she was married to Dr. Phillip Harsh. She is buried in Nashville City Cemetery.