Name/Title
Ann Maria Tillou PalmerEntry/Object ID
Palmer, Ann TillouDescription
Oval full frontal of an older woman wearing a lace bonnet and collar on a black dress. A rectangular black broach is at the throat. She has blue eyes and dark brown hair parted in the middle.Collection
Private CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Clendening, William A., 1840-1910Date made
1884Notes
Work was done from a daguerreotype (inposssession of the owner) where the subject appears to be about age 50. The owner has much documentation for this portrait and many personal effects belonging to the subject including her Bible, cap, etc.General Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Subject was born June 16, 1801 in New Paltz, Ulster County. New York, and was the mother of James Tillou Palmer who built 4412 Warner Place, where the portrait is located. James Palmer was a Union soldier who remained in the area after the war, building one of the first houses in Belle Meade. Subject was the wife of Lockwood Palmer (1793-1865), and she lived at Four Corners in Cayuga County, New York. She died in 1862.Create Date
September 24, 2026Update Date
September 24, 2026