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.
Artwork Details
Medium
Oil on Canvas
Collection
Private Collection
Made/Created
Notes
Probably painted in Williamson County, Franklin, TN.
General Notes
Note Type
Historical Note
Note
Elizabeth "Bettie" Martin Whitaker was born on July 7, 1851, in Williamson County, to Washington Whitaker and Lettie Moseley Whitaker. She attended the Athanaeum in Columbia. Bettie married Ambrose T. Sikes in 1867 and had two children before he died in 1873. She married Athanasius Thomas in 1881 and they had at least three children. Bettie died in 1940 and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Williamson County.
