Name/Title
Ruth SevierEntry/Object ID
Sevier, RuthDescription
Near waist-length miniature of a woman with dark curly hair parted in the middle with the curls falling over her forehead, pulled up to the top of her head, and falling down behind her neck. She is wearing a long-sleeved (with caplets at the shoulders), low-cut dress in a soft peach fabric trimmed with red rosettes down the front. Her right hand is visible, and there is a band of the same red around her wrist at the end of the sleeve and a red ring on her index finger.Collection
Private CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Duval, Ambrose, 1765-1860Date made
1795 - 1815General Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Ruth Sevier was born in Washington County, Tennessee, in 1783, to future Governor John Sevier and Catherine Sherrill Sevier. She married Col. Richard Sparks Jr. in 1797, but he died in 1815. She then married Daniel Vertner in 1816. She died in 1824 in Lancaster County, KY.Create Date
October 8, 2026Update Date
October 8, 2026