Portrait #709

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Thomas, Bettie Martin Whitaker Sikes
  • Artist:Unknown
  • Date Created:unknown
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:25 x 30 inches
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  • Materials/Media:oil on canvas
  • Description:Oval bust-length portrait of a lady with dark upswept hair, parted in the middle, and with curls on either side of the part. Her v-necked, black dress is ornamented with stand-up lace collar and lace trim down the neck opening. No jewelry is visible.
  • History:Probably painted in Williamson County, Franklin, TN.
  • Notes:7 July 1851-6 May 40. Owner's grandmother. She married 30 Nov. 1881.