Name/Title
Ann Muirhead SharpeEntry/Object ID
Sharpe, Ann MuirheadDescription
Portrait shows Ann Muirhead Sharpe dressed in typical mid-1840's dress. The color of the dress is black and the portrait is on a black background. She wears a pin to clasp her white lace and ruffled scarf, and one square-set, with attached drop-pendant, earring is showing. Both pin and earring are of a floral design, possibly mosaic, with colors of pink, white, grey, green and coral on black background and in a gold rimmed setting, Her smooth, dark brown hair is parted in the middle and draped gracefully above her ears and away from her face. Her eyes appear grayish-green or hazel.Collection
Private CollectionProvenance
Notes
his portrait was handed down from Benjamin Sharpe's widow, Ann Muirhead Sharpe Schott to their daughter, Mary Charlotte Sharpe Goodwin (Mrs. Allen Brooks Goodwin) to their daughter, Mary Charlotte Goodwin Young, (Mrs. Frederick Bradford Young), to their daughter, Dorothy Lee Young (Mrs. Howard Moore) to their daughter, Mary Charlotte Moore (Mrs. Joseph Price) to her brother, Hal Arch Moore, Sr., who is the present owner.General Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Ann Muirhead was born about 1819. She married Benjamin Sharpe in 1840 and had 5 children with him. She is buried next to her first husband, Benjamin Sharpe, their three-year-old daughter, Victoria Sharpe, and one-year-old son, Charles Sharpe, in Nashville City Cemetery. She was survived by three little girls, Emily Ann, Mary Charlotte, and Margaret Louisa. Her death in March 1852, at age thirty-three, followed Benjamin's by only a few years. Following Benjamin's death in 1848, she was briefly married to Mr. Frederick Schott. All of her children were by Benjamin Sharpe.Create Date
October 8, 2026Update Date
October 8, 2026