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woven silk portrait of John Wesley
A silver coloured pure silk woven picture of John Wesley in the manner of John Jackson (1778-1831) portrait (1827) looking 3/4 left with his left hand between the pages of a book (Bible). His right hand and arm are loosely held forward. In the book (Bible) is a piece of paper marking a place. Wesley is wearing a black cassock, black gown with white shirt sleeves showing. He is wearing white preaching bands coming from the top of a cravat. The book (Bible) is on a table or a pulpit book rest.
Category: picture
Production Date: 1856-
Material Part: silk
Produced by: Webb, W.J.
Inscription:
woven in san serif capitals - under the portrait
John, Wesley
Object Number: 2001-191
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Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Epworth
St Andrew’s Church
The Museum of Methodism and John Wesley’s House
The New Room, Bristol
Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum
The Methodist Church in Britain
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