Name/Title
Lavinia Jane Dashiell LytleEntry/Object ID
Lytle, Lavinia DashiellDescription
Seated near three-quarter length portrait of subject facing three-quarter left and wearing a dark off-the-shoulder dress with cap sleeves. Her hands are folded at her waist, left over right, and she holds a single pink flower in her left hand. Her chair is upholstered in red, and she has a white fringed stole behind her back and under her arms. Her dark hair is parted in the middle; she wears drop earrings; and her gaze is directed toward the viewer. The background is the blue and rose colors of the sunset grounded below by trees and hills in the distance.Collection
Private CollectionGeneral Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Subject was the daughter of Rev. Alfred Henry Dashiell (1794-1882); wife of Dr. William Henderson Lytle. Subject is half-sister of Mary C. Lytle Ledbetter. She was born in 1832 and died in 1901. SHe is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Murfreesboro.Create Date
August 5, 2026Update Date
August 5, 2026