Portrait #343

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Unknown Lady with an ermine wrap
  • Artist:Lambdin, James Reid 1807-1889
  • Date Created:ca. 1840
  • Owner/Location:Cheekwood Museum of Art Nashville, TN
  • Frame Dimensions:NA
  • Image Dimensions:NA
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  • Materials/Media:watercolor on ivory
  • Date Documented:2/22/2004
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Frame is replacement black painted wood by Weibold; inner metal mat is original. Rectangle waist-length of young woman in a black velvet (?) dress, off the shoulder, with gathers. She has an ermine stole around her shoulders. Her hair is dark brown, parted in the middle, swept back, and held in place with a dark hair ribbon or band.
  • History:Probably painted in Philadelphia