Wesleyana Artifact Collection
This collection contains more than 260 items relating to John Wesley, his family, and Methodism. Approximately half of the collection consists of artifacts relating to John Wesley. The collection is organized in three series: I., Prominent Methodists; II., Methodist Events; and III., Miscellaneous artifacts. Series I, Prominent Methodists, is organized in two groups and three subgroups. Group A., Wesley family, includes subgroups John Wesley, Charles Wesley, and Other Wesleys. Group B. is Other Methodists. The collection includes images such as cameos, paintings, engravings, and photographs. Other artifacts include commemorative plates and plaques and other ceramic items, busts and figurines, medals, and other items. Prominent individuals in the collection are John Wesley, Charles Wesley, Samuel Wesley (1662-1735), Samuel Wesley (1691-1739), Susanna Annesley Wesley, Sarah Wesley, George Whitefield, Francis Asbury, Peter Doub, Enoch George, John Fletcher, William McKendree, and George Foster Pierce.
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Engraving of "John Wesley A.M."
Rogers, J.An engraving portrait of John Wesley in profile. -
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Engraving of John Wesley
An engraving of a profile relief cameo of John Wesley with laurel borders. -
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Engraving of "Revd. John Wesley"
Edridge, H.An engraving portrait of John Wesley in profile. -
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Engraving of "Revd. John Wesley, M.A. Aetatis 87"
An engraving portrait of John Wesley based on the original picture by J. Renton. -
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Engraving of John Wesley
An engraving portrait of John Wesley based on the J. Jackson portrait. It is similar to 95-001-176. -
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Engraving of John Wesley
An engraving portrait of John Wesley based on the J. Jackson portrait. It is similar to 95-001-177. -
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Engraving of "The Revd. John Wesley, A.M."
Holloway, T.An engraving portrait of John Wesley in profile. -
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Engraving of John Wesley
Ritchie, A.H.An engraving portrait of John Wesley in profile. It is identical to 95-001-171 and has handwritten on print "Apr 1 1791." -
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Engraving of John Wesley
Ritchie, A.H.An engraving portrait of John Wesley in profile. It is identical to 95-001-173. -
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Engraving of "The Revd. John Wesley, M.A. Aged 85"
Gardiner, William NelsonAn engraved portrait of John Wesley based on the painting by Sylvester Hardin. -
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Engraving of "John Wesley, A. M.
Bromley, WilliamAn engraved portrait of John Wesley in profile. It is identical to 18-003-001. -
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Engraving of "The Revd. Mr. John Wesley, M.A. Fellow of Lincoln Colledge [sic], Oxford"
Houston, R.An engraved portrait of a young John Wesley based on the J Williams painting. The image was printed for Carrington Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard, London. It is similar to 95-001-167. -
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Engraving of "The Revd. Mr. John Wesley, M.A. Fellow of Lincoln Colledge [sic], Oxford"
Watson, JamesAn engraved protrait of a young John Wesley based on the J Williams painting. It is similar to 95-001-168. -
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Engraving of "John Wesley, M.A. Fellow at Lincoln College, Oxford"
An engraved protrait of a young John Wesley based on the J Williams painting. -
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Engraving of John Wesley in profile
An engraved portrait of John Wesley, inscribed "88 years have I travelled on this Earth endeavouring to do good." -
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Engraving of John Wesley, James Hamilton, M.D., and Rev. Joseph Cole
Longacre, J. B.An engraved portrait of John Wesley, James Hamilton and Joseph Cole, inscribed "eighty-seven years have I sojourned on this earth endeavoring to do good." The engraving was presented by Thirteenth Street Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia). The image is based on 95-001-023. -
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Photograph of the John Russell portrait of John Wesley
A photograph of a painting by John Russell of a young John Wesley. -
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Photograph print of the Eldridge painting of John Wesley
A photograph of a portrait of John Wesley (95-001-159). -
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Photograph of an oil portrait of John Wesley
A photograph of a painted portrait of John Wesley. The text on back the back reads, "From a fine oil painting in the possession of Mr. R. Thursfield Smith." -
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Photograph of a miniature profile on ivory, "R. J. Wesley. 1789"
A photograph of a miniature portrait of John Wesley in profile. The text on the back reads, "From a gold mounted miniature painted on ivory belonging to R. T. Smith."