Eliza Ward's Chair

Name/Title

Eliza Ward's Chair

Entry/Object ID

2024.128

Description

Victorian Era hand-carved wooden chair with velvet seat cushions belonging to Eliza Ward, wife of William E. Ward and co-founder of Ward Seminary. Eliza Ward's parents were John and Minnie Napier, and she was a graduate of Nashville Female Academy. The photo of Eliza was a gift from Jean Ward Oldfield—great-granddaughter of Eliza and Dr. William Ward.

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Person or Organization

Ward, Eliza Hudson