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Portrait of Joseph Thorp Elliston, ca. 1840
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Title
Portrait
of
Joseph
Thorp
Elliston
, ca.
1840
Personal name
Elliston
,
Joseph
Thorp
,
1779-1856--Portraits
Topical entry
Popular Culture
Business
Capital City
City Government
Portraits, American--19th century
Portraits--Tennessee--Nashville
Mayors--Tennessee--Nashville
Silversmiths--Tennessee--Nashville
Jewelers--Tennessee--Nashville
Clock and watch makers--Tennessee--Nashville
Businesspeople--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description
Joseph
Thorp
Elliston
in his
60s
, with
grey
hair
and
glasses.
He
is
seated
in a
chair
and
is
holding
a
walking
stick
or
cane.
Born
in
Virginia
in
1779
,
Joseph
Thorp
Elliston
was
Nashville's
first
silversmith
,
jeweler
, and
watch
and
clock
maker.
Elliston
apprenticed
under
Samuel
Ayers
of
Lexington
,
Kentucky
, from
1795
until
1799
,
when
he
moved
to
Nashville
and
opened
his
own
shop.
He was
one
of
Nashville's
five
incorporators
(1806)
,
served
as
Nashville's
fourth
Mayor
(1814-1817)
, was a
trustee
of
McKendree
Methodist
Church
, and was a
founder
of the
Nashville
Female
Academy.
He
died
in
1856
, was
originally
interred
at
Nashville
City
Cemetery
, and was
reinterred
at
Mt.
Olivet
Cemetery.
Oil
on
canvas.
Presented
to the
Nashville
Public
Library
in
1965
by
Marcellus
B.
Frost
in
memory
of
Mrs.
Mildred
Buford
Frost
and her
sisters
Eleanor
Buford
Jones
and
Elizabeth
Buford
Shepherd
,
all
Joseph
Thorp
Elliston's
great-granddaughters.
The
portrait
is
currently
not on
display.
The
library's
portraits
were
photographed
as
part
of the
National
Society
of The
Colonial
Dames
of
America
in
Tennessee's
Tennessee
Portrait
Project
(
http://www.tnportraits.org/index.htm).
Creator
Cooper
,
Washington
Bogart
,
1802-1889
(Artist)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Contributors
National
Society
of The
Colonial
Dames
of
America
in
Tennessee
Date
ca.
1840
Type
Still
Image
;
Portraits
;
Paintings
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
elliston-joseph-t-lg
Relation
Nashville
Room
Portrait
Collection
Coverage
1840-1849
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
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