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Varina Howell Davis

Varina Howell Davis
Artist
Davis & Sanford Studio, active 1892 - 1933
Charles H. Davis, 19th - 20th century
E. Starr Sanford, c. 1862 - 1917
Sitter
Varina Howell Davis, 7 May 1826 - 16 Oct 1906
Date
c. 1893
Type
Photograph
Medium
Brown-toned gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 23 × 19 cm (9 1/16 × 7 1/2")
Mount: 29.3 × 24.2 cm (11 9/16 × 9 1/2")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Flowers
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane
Container\Vase
Home Furnishings\Curtain
Interior\Studio\Photography
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
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
S/NPG.80.49
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view