<I>The Poems of Phillis Wheatley</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1909
name: label: Published by
content: R.R. & C.C. Wright, American
label: Written by
content: Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 1784
label: Subject of
content: Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, American, founded 2001
notes: label: Description
content: This hardcover book is covered in a green, waved pattern. The front cover has two gold leaf design-detailed bands which are placed close to the top and bottom edge of the front cover. In the center of the front cover is an oval-shaped portrait of Phillis Wheatley seated at a desk with parchment in her left hand. The portrait is encircled by a gold leaf ribbon. Above and below the portrait are lines of gold script. The first line reads [The Poems of]. The second line reads [Phillis Wheatley].
title: label: Title
content: Book owned by the Dennis family
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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 M. Denise Dennis, in honor of the Dennis Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.273.8
objectType: label: Type
content: books
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: ink on paper, cardboard, and book cloth (textile material)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 7 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 1/2 in. (19.1 × 14 × 1.3 cm)