Willie Mason Palmer

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Willie Mason Palmer

Entry/Object ID

Palmer, Willie Mason

Description

Waist-length frontal view of an older woman whose graying hair is piled softly on her head. She is wearing a dark jacket or dress with an inset or blouse of soft white and a close-fitting necklace of pearls (?). Artist's signature in red on lower right

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Willie Betty Newman, 1863-1935

Date made

1920

Conservation

Notes

Restored by Ned Crouch of Clarksville ca. 1990.

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Willie T. Mason, daughter of William Taylor Mason, and his wife, Margaret Ballentine Mason, was born in 1855 and died December 4, 1916. Willie married, on May 15, 1879, Horace Edward Palmer of Murfreesboro, and they had at least 7 children. Her mother, a widow, married her husband's father, Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Palmer on June 16, 1869. Owner is subject's great-granddaughter.

Created By

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Create Date

September 25, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 25, 2026