Matilda Walker Miller Tagg

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Matilda Walker Miller Tagg

Entry/Object ID

Tagg, Matilda Miller

Description

Portrait of Matilda Walker Miller Tagg. Posed seated and facing three-quarter left with brown eyes turned to look at the viewer and a closed smile on her lips. She is wearing a dark dress with white lace at the collar and cuffs of the sleeves, and her right hand (visible) is resting on the arm of the chair. Her hair is dark, parted in the middle, and secured behind her ears. There is a brooch at the neck of the dress attached to the lace, and the background of the painting appears to be a mottled landscape.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1847 - 1856

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Matilda Walker Miller was born 28 August 1829. She married Joseph Tagg on 29 February 1848 in Memphis, Tennessee. She died in Cleveland, Ohio, on 30 October 1856.

Create Date

October 16, 2026

Update Date

October 16, 2026