Margaret Kitzero Scheper

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Margaret Kitzero Scheper

Entry/Object ID

Scheper, Margaret Kitzero

Description

Young woman seated in waist-length slightly right profile. She is wearing a dark dress with a lace inset at the neck and v-shaped to the bustline and lace cuffs. A locket is at her throat. Her right hand has a ruby ring on her index finger and a gold band on her ring finger. Her left hand is only partially visible. Her dark brown hair is parted in the center and worn behind her ears.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Margaret Kitzero was born in Lower Saxony, Germany, on February 22, 1826, to Renert Kitzero and Catherine Kitzero. She married and had at least one daughter, Margaret Wessel Stewart. She lived in Louisville, but moved in with her daughter and son-in-law in Nashville in 1879. She died in 1904 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Nashville.

Create Date

October 8, 2026

Update Date

October 8, 2026