Sarah Hightower Hayes

Painting

NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Sarah Hightower Hayes

Entry/Object ID

Hayes, Sarah Hightower

Description

Half length frontal portrait. Subject is wearing an off- the-shoulder black dress with a black lace fichu. The sitter's right arm is resting on a white cloth covered table.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Belmont Mansion, 1900 Belmont Blvd. Nashville, TN 37212

Made/Created

Artist

Cooper, Washington Bogart, 1802-1889

Date made

1835 - 1845

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Canvas

Height

35-1/2 in

Width

27-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

47 in

Width

39 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Jul 4, 2015

General Notes

Note

Painting descended through the Acklen family until it returned to the Belmont Mansion collection.

Note

Sarah Hightower Hayes (1796-1871) was from Williamson County and married Oliver Bliss Hayes. This painting and its companion portrait of her husband were commissioned by their daughter Adelicia and hung at her Belmont estate.

Created By

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Create Date

March 9, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

March 10, 2026