Miniature portraits by Eleanor Wiley.
Scope and Contents
Five miniatures painted by Eleanor Wiley. Previously cataloged as Artifacts --.5. Artifact 2011.003.001 Miniature of William Blount. On celluloid. Badly damaged. Scanned and a restored image available on CD, Oct. 2011 by Tony Long. Restored digital image printed and placed in original frame as Artifact 2011.003.001 copy. Artifact 2011.003.002 Miniature of John Crozier. On celluloid. Badly damaged. Scanned and a restored image available on CD, Oct. 2011 by Tony Long. Restored digital image printed and placed in original frame as Artifact 2011.003.002 copy. Artifact 2011.003.003 Miniature of Andrew Jackson. Painted on porcelain, framed. Artifact 2011.003.004 Miniature of Andrew Johnson. On porcelain; broken in 2 pieces. Scanned and a restored image available on CD, Oct. 2011 by Tony Long. Restored digital image printed and placed in original frame as Artifact 2011.003.004 copy. Artifact 2011.003.005 Miniature of John Sevier. Painted on porcelain, framed.
Dates
- 1920 - 1935
Conditions Governing Access
Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
No linguistic content; Not applicable
General
The three miniatures painted in celluloid were self-destructing. They were sent to Tony Long for scanning and editing to restore the image on the scans. The CD with the scans is in the box with the miniatures. There is no known treatment for the original deteriorating miniatures. The original boxes were retained after the miniatures were re-boxed. Scanned & added to Digital Collection, November 2011.
- Blount, William, 1749-1800 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Crozier, John Hervey, 1812-1889 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Miniatures Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Paintings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Portraits Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sevier, John, 1745-1815 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wiley, Eleanor McAdoo, 1876-1977 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
