Bust-length near frontal of a woman with blue eyes and wavy dark brown hair. She wears a lace collar on her black dress. The lace is secured by an oblong black and gold brooch. The background is a sea-foam green.
Artwork Details
Medium
Oil on Canvas
Collection
Private Collection
Made/Created
Date made
1890 - 1895
General Notes
Note Type
Cataloging Note
Note
"Portia" Davis was born on September 22, 1841 in Wilson County, Tennessee, to James Hervey Davis and Eliza Thomas Davis. She married Samuel Sydney Gause Jr., in 1866. She died on October 11, 1921.
