Ellen McGuire Mayes

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Ellen McGuire Mayes

Entry/Object ID

Mayes, Ellen McGuire

Description

Portrait of a young woman wearing black dress with white lace under-bodice, three-quarter length sleeves and red neck bow. Sitting in red backed chair with left arm resting on table. Rectangular ornate gilt-gesso frame with image in oval center.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Cooper, Washington Bogart, 1802-1889

Date made

1835 - 1845

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Ellen McGuire Mayes (1817-1890) was the daughter of Patrick McGuire, a wealthy Columbia businessman. She married Roger Bradley Mayes in 1834 and the couple lived a home built for them by her father. The home, now known as the Mayes-Frierson Home still stands on West 6th Street in Columbia, Tennessee.

Create Date

August 7, 2026

Update Date

August 7, 2026