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THBAttr. Washington Cooper, portrait of Mary A.G. Owen
About Seller
4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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LiveJul 18, 2015 - Jul 19, 2015
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- Lot Description
Attributed to Washington Bogart Cooper (Tennessee, 1809-1882), oil on canvas portrait of Mary Amis Goodwin Owen of Lebanon, Tennessee (b. Granville County, NC 1787-d. 1878, Lebanon, TN). Subject was the wife of a prominent Wilson County doctor, Dr. John Owen, and the mother in law of Tennessee's 14th Governor, William Bowen Campbell (1807-1867). Mrs. Owen is depicted seated in a chair, wearing a black dress with white collar and bonnet, holding a pair of gold spectacles. Unsigned; period inscription en verso: "Lebanon, Tennessee". Original giltwood molded frame. 29" x 36" sight, 37" x 44" framed. Provenance: Purchased by consignor in 2013 from Camp Bell, the historic Campbell home on Coles Ferry Pike in Lebanon, TN, where it descended in the subject's family. Note: A file of biographical/genealogical research on the subject accompanies this lot, including a photograph of a portrait of the subject's daughter, Frances Isabella "Fanny" Owen Campbell, who married Gov. Campbell; a photo of Mrs. Owen's antebellum home (the Dr. John Owen-Campbell Home, built in Lebanon 1848 and now on the National Register), and photos of the gravestones for Mrs. Owen and her husband, Dr. John Owen.
Condition
Scattered craquelure and accretions, a few scattered minute fleabite sized flakes, one 3/4" tear to upper background, one 2" scratch to upper right quadrant, 1" area of tenting to lower right quadrant.
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- Package Manager of Knoxville, 865-584-3000, info@packagemanager.net (The Manager is Gwynn)
- The UPS Store of Northshore Knoxville, 865-951-2499, store6461@theupsstore.com (The Manager is Jonathan)
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