- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Mary Telfair
- Creator:
- Narducci, Enrichetta
- Date of Original:
- 1842
- Subject:
- Upper class--Georgia--Savannah
Upper class women--Georgia--Savannah
Benefactors--Georgia--Savannah
Women benefactors--Georgia--Savannah
Telfair, Mary, 1791-1875--Portraits
Telfair, Mary, 1791-1875 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- paintings (visual works)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Mary Telfair, the daughter of Georgia governor Edward Telfair, bequeathed the family home in Savannah to found Telfair Museums, today the oldest public art museum in the South. Portrait by Enrichetta Narducci (1842), gouache on ivory, 3 1/8" x 2 3/4".
Image of a portrait of Mary Telfair, a member of the distinguished Telfair family of Georgia and daughter of Georgia governor Edward Telfair. She is depicted wearing a black dress with a lace collar. She also wears a red shawl. A lace veil covers her dark hair.
Portrait by Enrichetta Narducci (1842), gouache on ivory, 3 1/8 X 2 3/4 in.
Mary Telfair is perhaps best remembered as the benefactor of the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah. Upon her death, Telfair bequeathed her Regency-style home, located on Savannah's St. James Square (renamed Telfair Square in 1883), and the books, furniture, and works of art located therein to the Georgia Historical Society. The society opened the house, built by architect William Jay, to the public in 1886, making the Telfair the oldest public art museum in the South. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/mary-telfair-1791-1875/m-8537/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah
Telfair Museums - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/mary-telfair-1791-1875
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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