Eliza Gratia Campbell Miner Explained

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Elizabeth Gratia Campbell Miner (– December 31,) was an American painter and embroiderer from Canton, New York.

Early life and marriage

Eliza Gratia Campbell was born on in Middlebury, Vermont, the daughter of Dr. Daniel Campbell, a physician and businessman, and Elizabeth Sedgwick Campbell. On March 2, 1829, she married businessman and manufacturer Ebenezer Miner in Canton.^[1]

Artistic work

Miner embroidered a sixteen foot square carpet over the course of eight years. The carpet had twenty four (or as many as 64) panels, many of them floral panels and panels depicting animals including golden retrievers, cattle, deer, and sheep. The carpet was exhibited at the 1844 New York State Fair. As early as the 1880s, the carpet was disassembled and the panels distributed amongst family members. One surviving panel is currently owned by the Shelburne Museum, and others by St. Lawrence University.^{[2] [3] [4]}

There is evidence that Miner exhibited her paintings in the 1860s and 1870s. Around 1871, Miner painted a large watercolor of the Canton Fair, now owned by St. Lawrence University.^[5] It hung in the parlor of Miner home in Canton, where it was probably seen by a young Frederick Remington.^[6] The painting has been repeatedly exhibited as a key example of regional folk art.

Miner also practiced china painting.

Later life

In her elderly years, she was confined to a wheelchair and spent winters in California.

Notes and References

1. Book: Tuttle, George Frederick . The descendants of William and Elizabeth Tuttle, who came from old to New England in 1635, and settled in New Haven in 1639, with numerous biographical notes and sketches : also, some account of the descendants of John Tuttle, of Ipswich; and Henry Tuthill, of Hingham, Mass. . 1992 . Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle & company . Boston Public Library . 978-1-55613-582-8.
2. Homer Eaton Keyes, “A Note on Embroidered Carpets,” The Magazine Antiques, June 1926, pp. 398-402.
3. Web site: Whitlock . Jan . 2015-09-08 . New light: More squares from Mrs. Miner's carpet . 2023-10-26 . The Magazine Antiques . en-US.
4. Schweizer . Paul D. . January 1979 . Mrs. Miner and Her Art . The Quarterly: Official Publication of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association . 24 . 1.
5. Book: Dewhurst, C. Kurt . Artists in aprons : folk art by American women . 1979 . New York : Dutton . Internet Archive . 978-0-525-05857-1.
6. Book: Manley, Atwood . Frederic Remington and the north country . Mangum . Margaret Manley . 1988 . New York : Dutton . Internet Archive . 978-0-525-24647-3.