Sarah Hightower Hayes

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Sarah Hightower Hayes

Entry/Object ID

Hayes, Sarah Hightower2

Description

In waist-length oval, a young woman in a white dress trimmed with deep coral and blue ribbons. She is also wearing a tiara and long earrings. The background, especially visible on the left, contains a sunset and two intertwined trees on the back of a lake.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1815 - 1825

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Subject was the daughter of a wealthy Williamson County farmer, and was the mother of Adelicia Acklen.

Create Date

July 18, 2026

Update Date

July 18, 2026