Margaret McClung Gardner

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Margaret McClung Gardner

Entry/Object ID

Gardner, Margaret McClung

Description

Woman with dark straight hair parted in middle and pulled back, covering her ears. She is wearing a white evening dress, off -the-shoulder, pleated into a V and trimmed in lace. The short puff sleeves are also trimmed in lace. Her right arm is prominent in the composition and suggests she is holding an opened fan in her right hand (not seen).

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Cornelius Hankins, 1863-1946

Date made

1901

Notes

Possibly copied from a Washington B. Cooper portrait.

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Born on March 15, 1822 in Knoxville to Matthew McClung and Elizabeth Morgan McCliung. She married Robert Henry Gardner in 1842. She died on April 6, 1886 in Nashville.

Create Date

June 28, 2026

Update Date

June 28, 2026