Belle Meade Plantation http://bellemeadeplantation.com Visit William Giles Harding's Belle Meade Mansion, a Greek-Revival historic landmark. Estate is complete with original stable, carriage house, dairy, slave cabins and features a winery and restaurant. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:46:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 Joan Jannaman http://bellemeadeplantation.com/joan-jannaman/ http://bellemeadeplantation.com/joan-jannaman/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:00:43 +0000 tosh http://bellemeadeplantation.com/?p=4368 Joan Porter Jannaman is an artist living and working in Hendersonville, TN who specializes in equine/equestrian themed oil paintings. A childhood full of riding, showing and caring for horses has enhanced her ability to understand and capture the true form and spirit of her subjects. 

Click Here]]> http://bellemeadeplantation.com/joan-jannaman/feed/ 0 Preserving Evidence http://bellemeadeplantation.com/preserving-evidence/ http://bellemeadeplantation.com/preserving-evidence/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:46:52 +0000 mcolinbailey http://bellemeadeplantation.com/?p=4336 By Matthew Colin Bailey, Director of Preservation

All around us exists evidence of the past. We are able to methodically piece together a comprehensive history of our buildings, our landscapes and our culture by using this evidence. However, this can only be accomplished if there exists enough remaining evidence to do so. If our charge Click Here]]> http://bellemeadeplantation.com/preserving-evidence/feed/ 2 Belle Meade Plantation Textiles http://bellemeadeplantation.com/textiles/ http://bellemeadeplantation.com/textiles/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:14:33 +0000 tosh http://bellemeadeplantation.com/?p=4200 The Shop at Belle Meade Plantation offers the items featured online and many more at our location in the Belle Meade Plantation Visitor’s Center.  We are happy to ship.  Online prices and availability subject to change.  Please call (615-356-0501), e-mail (giftshop@bellemeadeplantation.com)  or visit us at 5025 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205.

]]> http://bellemeadeplantation.com/textiles/feed/ 1 Skies of Blue http://bellemeadeplantation.com/skies-of-blue-2/ http://bellemeadeplantation.com/skies-of-blue-2/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:00:13 +0000 mcolinbailey http://bellemeadeplantation.com/?p=3852 by Matthew Colin Bailey

(October 29, 2012) – Have you ever stepped onto the porch of an historic house and noticed that the ceiling was a pale shade of blue? If you’ve noticed this porch ceiling color on more than just a few occasions, we’re sorry to say that you’re not witness to some unusual Click Here]]> http://bellemeadeplantation.com/skies-of-blue-2/feed/ 2 A Zoffany of a Queen http://bellemeadeplantation.com/a-zoffany-of-a-queen/ http://bellemeadeplantation.com/a-zoffany-of-a-queen/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 00:45:06 +0000 mcolinbailey http://bellemeadeplantation.com/?p=3321 (May 14, 2012) – Have you ever pored over an album of old pictures and been flooded with memories of childhood or a special occasion? For many, it’s ordinary to believe that it would take a large collection of photographs to understand a life story. Imagine for a moment that you had to sum up Click Here]]> http://bellemeadeplantation.com/a-zoffany-of-a-queen/feed/ 2 Tradition http://bellemeadeplantation.com/tradition/ http://bellemeadeplantation.com/tradition/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 16:50:39 +0000 bellemeadecurator http://bellemeadeplantation.com/?p=3368 In the late 1970s, a descendant of the Jackson family presented Belle Meade with carved antique gourd that was believed to have been presented to the Jackson family by a Belle Meade employee in the 1890s. The gourd was carved with images of the famed racehorse, Iroquois, several farm animals, and a heart containing the Click Here]]> http://bellemeadeplantation.com/tradition/feed/ 3