Wesley
Publisher: P. Davies, limited
Published: 1932-01-01
Format: Realia
Other titles: Mathes Reading Figurines Collection.; Western Image Collection.
Description: Predominately white porcelain figure of Staffordshire origin, depicting John Wesley, a founder of Methodism, in full-length cassock with shoes painted black, tinted face, hair, hands, and open book held up in both hands, and bright gold trim at collar, on sleeves openings and inserted into indented capitals forming title at front of base.
Notes: Title from work (indented on front of base).

Marks: none.

Gift of Miriam Snow Mathes.

Available at Special Collections, Wilson Library, Western Washington University, 516 High St., Bellingham, WA 98225-9103, USA, phone 360-650-3193; restricted access, appointment required.

Digital image(s) captured with Minolta DiMage 7 camera; 020528; JPEG version (image 1 (45 KB), image 2 (41 KB), image 3 (23 KB)); resolution 72 dpi; edited using Adobe Photoshop 5.0 Limited Edition.

Reproduction of image requires permission of depository.

Purchased by donor in 1940s in Victoria, British Columbia; acquired by library in 1999.

WL177: 4/3.