Slate notebook used by Bishop Benjamin Tanner
date: label: Date
content: 1898
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Benjamin Tucker Tanner, American, 1835 - 1923
label: Subject of
content: African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1816
notes: label: Description
content: Bound writing slates that belonged to Bishop Benjamin Tucker Tanner of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The object is constructed of three (3 double-sided, framed slates joined together with gummed paper on the spine that allows it to open like a book. The front and back covers are covered in dark brown leather with maroon undertones. Gold embossed lettering centered on the front cover reads [Notes]. A swirling, leafy design surrounds the "N." The inside front cover is covered in peach, blue, and white marbled paper with a piece of discolored white paper adhered on top. Handwritten text in black ink on the paper reads [To Bishop B.T. Tanner D.D. / by his friend Abraham Grant / May 19th 1898]. Each slate is framed in brown wood. The edges of the slates appear to be covered in blue and white paper. There is black printed text on the frame of the first slate. The top is marked [A.W. FABER No. 2], and the bottom is marked [MADE IN GERMANY.] The inside of the back cover is covered in red, blue and white marbled paper. There is a fabric tube attached to the inside back cover, possibly for holding chalk. The back cover is blank.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African Methodist Episcopal
label: Topic
content: Methodist
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of the Bishop Frederick and Mrs. Artishia Jordan Scholarship Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.56.2
objectType: label: Type
content: notebooks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood, slate, and paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Closed): 6 9/16 x 4 3/8 x 7/8 in. (16.7 x 11.1 x 2.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Open): 6 9/16 x 8 5/8 x 3/4 in. (16.7 x 21.9 x 1.9 cm)