Portrait of Eleanor Gillespie
Portrait of Eleanor Gillespie
Portrait of Eleanor Gillespie

Portrait of Eleanor Gillespie

Object number90.69.5
MediumOil on canvas; Wood; Paint
Credit LineEstate of Elizabeth Wray Wunder Firuski
DescriptionFramed oil painting. Portrait of a young woman with dark hair. She is wearing a red coat with wide ermine collar and cuffs. Her right hand is placed on her chest. There appears to be a red cloak around her shoulders. Rectangular ornate gilt frame with oval opening.Dimensions30.1599 x 25.9999 in. (76.6 x 66 cm)
MarksMarks: Bottom, left: Postal Label reads: ELEANOR GILLESPIE MCCALLAM / DAUGHTER OF J.J. GILLESPIE / MOTHER OF MAY AND/ ELLENOR MC CALLAM / DECEASEDRTY AVE. / PITTSBURGH Label, bottom left: Postal ...

Historical NotesPortrait of Eleanor Gillespie, daughter of J.J. Gillespie and Eleanor Moore Gillespie. The Gillespie Family was a prominent western Pennsylvania family whose members intermarried with other prominent families, including the Magee, Wray, and Darr families. Eleanor Gillespie married Christopher Lyman Magee (1848-1901), a state senator, whose will provided for the conversion of his home (The Maples) to a hospital for women (Magee Womens Hospital). The nurses' home of the hospital was named in honor of Eleanor Gillespie Magee. This painting was donated by her great niece, Elizabeth Wray Wunder Firuski.
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