Name/Title
Frances Potter HodgsonEntry/Object ID
Hodgson, Frances Potter2Description
Three-quarter right oval of an seated woman with dark hair parted in the middle and falling below the ears before being gathered up in the back and in a coronet of braids across the top of her head. She is wearing pinch-on oval glasses and is looking slightly to the right. Her dark dress has a white stand-up lace collar, and the lace continues down the front of the bodice of the dress. The chair back is visible in the right of the portrait, and what appears to be her right hand resting on the chair arm is also visible on the left.Collection
Private CollectionGeneral Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Frances Potter was born in Philadelphia, PA, on January 24, 1845, to James Potter and Sarah Grimes Potter. She married Rev. Telfair Hodgson Sr., a Confederate and Sewanee dean and benefactor. She died in 1907 in Sewanee and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, VA.Create Date
July 18, 2026Update Date
September 29, 2026