Miranda Sneed was apparently born in Washington County, Arkansas in 1809. She was married to Sebron Graham Sneed (1802-1879), a prominent judge, and moved from Washington County to Austin, Texas in 1848. She sat for this portrait in a floral dress with a pink tinted bow, wearing lace gloves and holding a folded fan.
Woo! I thought that was a butcher knife in her hand at first. What a tough looking gal.