Sarah Moore Jackson

Painting

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Name/Title

Sarah Moore Jackson

Entry/Object ID

Jackson, Sarah Moore

Description

Subject is an older woman seated in a red upholstered chair, wearing a dark, long-sleeved dress and a white bonnet tied with a satin bow under her chin. Her arms are resting on the chair, and her hands fall loosely at the end of the chair arms. Her dark hair is parted in the middle and drawn back under the bonnet, and she is looking directly at the viewer.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil, Fabric

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Hart, James, 1812-1870

Date made

1849

Provenance

Notes

The portrait was passed down from generation to generation on the owner's mother's side of the family.

General Notes

Note

Subject was born July 10, 1790, and died December 24, 1879. She married James Jackson and they lived at the "Forks of Cypress" in Florence, Alabama and owned the race horse "Glencoe." She is the current owner's great, great, great grandmother.

Create Date

July 25, 2026

Update Date

July 25, 2026