<I>The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1875
name: label: Published by
content: A. J. Holman & Company, American, 1872 - 1961
label: Owned by
content: Charles Shearer, American, 1854 - 1934
label: Owned by
content: Henrietta Merchant Shearer, American, died 1917
notes: label: Description
content: Shearer family illustrated bible with leather hardcover binding, and ornate metallic recessed design with metal clasp enclosures.
place: label: Place collected
content: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Family Bible used by the family of Charles and Henrietta Shearer
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Faith
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Religion
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Auldlyn Higgins Williams and E.T. Williams in memory of Hazel Shearer Thomas Gray and her mother Emma Shearer Thomas
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.32
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: leather, metal, ink on book paper
label: Dimensions
content: 12 3/4 x 10 x 5 in. (32.4 x 25.4 x 12.7 cm)