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Varina Howell Davis

Varina Howell Davis
Artist
John Wood Dodge, 4 Nov 1807 - 15 Dec 1893
Sitter
Varina Howell Davis, 7 May 1826 - 16 Oct 1906
Date
1849
Type
Painting
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
Object: 6.5 x 5.3cm (2 9/16 x 2 1/16")
Case Open: 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.3cm (3 1/4 x 4 5/8 x 1/8")
Topic
Costume\Jewelry\Brooch
Miniature
Varina Howell Davis: Female
Varina Howell Davis: Literature\Writer\Magazine article writer
Varina Howell Davis: Literature\Writer\Biographer
Varina Howell Davis: Politics and Government\Confederate First Lady
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Varina Webb Stewart Conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.80.113
Provenance
Varina Margaret [“Marka”] Webb Stewart, great-granddaughter of sitter, Colorado Springs; gift 1980 to NPG
Inscribed on reverse of backing behind miniature: “Likeness of Mrs. Jefferson Davis Painted by John W. Dodge. Natchez, Missi. Jany. 1849.”
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view
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