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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ArtifactOval plaque with profile image of John Wesley
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to useA plaque featuring a portrait of John Wesley in profile. -
ArtifactWatch fob portraying bearded man
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to useA watch fob made from resin or stone and metal, proportedly owned by Bishop Francis Asbury Pratt. -
Still imagePortrait of Sarah Wesley, daughter of Charles and Sarah Wesley
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to useA miniature portrait of Sarah Wesley, the daughter of Charles and Sarah Wesley, set in a case with a small latch. -
ArtifactStamped metal pendant[?], cut from round medal
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to useA metal piece, possibly a pendant, featuring a portrait of John Wesley in profile. Below Wesley's portrait, there is illegible writing where object was cut. -
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ArtifactWatch fob with image of John Wesley
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to useA watch fob marked "Wedgwood." -
ArtifactOval medal with image of John Wesley
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to useA medal featuring a portrait of John Wesley in profile. -
ArtifactButton with image of John Wesley
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to useA pin-back button featuring a portrait of John Wesley and the inscription "Bicentennial Savannah, GA., June, 1903." -
Still imagePhotograph of a cameo of John Wesley
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to useA framed photograph of a cameo portrait of John Wesley in profile. -
Still imagePhotograph of a cameo of John Wesley
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to useA framed photograph of a cameo portrait of John Wesley in profile. -
ArtifactDrapery attributed to be from John Wesley's bed
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to useA piece of striped cloth which is proported to have been part of the draperies from John Wesley's bed. Included with the cloth in the physical collection is a note explaining the drapery. -
Still imageEngraving of John Wesley
Lodge, JohnCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useAn engraved portrait of John Wesley in profile. Originally published by John Wade and printed in the Sunday Magazine. -
Still imageEngraving of John Wesley
Barry, J.CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useA framed engraving of John Wesley based on the R. Arnold portrait. Partially illegible inscription on back. -
![A framed engraving of John Wesley, James Hamilton, M.D., and Revd. Joseph Cole with the inscription, "Ninty [sic] four years have I sojourned upon this earth endeavouring to do good" [sic, Wesley died at age 87].](https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/omekacloud-main/large/P_RG020-3_B003_I95-001-023/P_RG020-3_B003_I95-001-023_PROD.jpg)
Still imageEngraving of John Wesley, James Hamilton, M.D., and Rev. Joseph Cole
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to useA framed engraving of John Wesley, James Hamilton, M.D., and Revd. Joseph Cole with the inscription, "Ninty [sic] four years have I sojourned upon this earth endeavouring to do good" [sic, Wesley died at age 87]. -
Still imageEngraving of John Wesley, James Hamilton, M.D., and Rev. Joseph Cole
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to useA framed engraving of John Wesley, James Hamilton, M.D., and Revd. Joseph Cole with the inscription, "Eighty-seven years have I sojourned on this earth endeavoring to do good..." Based on 95-001-23. -
Still imageEngraving of John Wesley
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to useA framed engraving of John Wesley based on the Barry portrait. -
Still imageEngraving of "The Revd. John Wesley. A.M."
Holloway, Thomas, 1748-1827CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useA framed engraving of John Wesley. Note on back states that image was clipped from a literary magazine in 1792. -
Still imageEngraving of "Rev. John Wesley, MA: Late Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford"
MartynCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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to useA framed engraving of John Wesley based on the portrait by R. Arnold. -
Still imagePhotograph of a cameo of John Wesley
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to useA photograph of a cameo portrait of John Wesley in profile. -
Still imagePainting or colored engraving of John Wesley
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to useA framed painting or colored engraving of John Wesley based on the George Romney portrait. -
Still imagePainting or colored engraving of John Wesley
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to useA framed painting or color engraving of John Wesley based on the George Romney portrait. A partially illegible inscription reads, "colorised by Baxter."
