Margaret Ballentine Palmer

Painting

NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Margaret Ballentine Palmer

Entry/Object ID

Palmer, Margaret Ballentine

Description

Oval waist-length three-quarter slightly right profile of a woman in a green velvet off-the- shoulder dress with short, full sleeves with white lining. Her right hand is raised toward her throat. Her black hair is parted in the middle and ringlets fall behind her ears almost to her shoulders. Her eyes are dark and wide-set. She wears no visible jewelry, although her left hand is out of the frame.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

William Brown Cooper (1811-1900)

Cooper, Washington Bogart, 1802-1889

Conservation

Notes

Work has been restored by Ned Crouch of Clarksville.

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Margaret J. Ballentine was born in Giles County on March 25, 1830, to Andrew M. and Mary Goff Ballentine. he married William Taylor Mason and they lived in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Her second marriage was to Gen. Joseph B. Palmer (also in this collection). They lived on Main Street in Murfreesboro starting in 1869.She died in 1886 and is buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.

Created By

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Create Date

September 24, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 24, 2026