<I>The Holy Bible</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1847
name: label: Published by
content: John B. Perry, American
label: Subject of
content: Susan Woby, American, 1806 - 1893
label: Subject of
content: Aaron McCloe, American, born 1844
label: Subject of
content: Ann Wobe, American, 1803 - 1880
label: Subject of
content: Gilbert McCloe, American, born 1847
label: Subject of
content: John Cortland McCloe, American, born 1853
notes: label: Description
content: A bible owned by the Woby and McCloe families. The Holy Bible is a large brown, leather bound book. Geometric and floral designs surround the outer edge and a gold-leaf image of a Bible atop a pillow. The image of the book is on a pedestal surrounded by columns. The geometric and floral patterns continue on the binding with some areas of loss around the title, leaving the words, [IBLE]. The back cover has the same design as the front without gold leaf. Handwritten in blue marker on the inside of the front cover is text that reads, [From Attic 22 E/ Burlington St. Woby to - McClow-]. The inner pages are cream colored with black text and ten large illustrations of scenes from the Bible. There is a [FAMILY RECORD] section with registers of [BIRTHS] and [MARRIAGES] on pages with a black scroll border. The space for births has been filled in with handwritten names and dates of members of the Wobe and McCloe family. The marriages section is blank. This Bible contains the Old and New Testaments, the Apocrypha, Canne's Marginal Notes and References, an index of names, and Concordance, and the Psalms of David.
place: label: Place made
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Prayer
label: Topic
content: Religion
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Exhibition
content: Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.19.3
objectType: label: Type
content: Bibles
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with gold leaf on leather
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (bible closed): 11 3/4 × 9 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (29.8 × 24.8 × 9.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (loose page): 11 1/8 × 8 5/8 in. (28.3 × 21.9 cm)