Bible given to Perkins William Dennis
date: label: Date
content: 1863
name: label: Published by
content: American Bible Society, American, founded 1816
label: Owned by
content: Perkins William Dennis, American, 1853 - 1918
label: Subject of
content: Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, American, founded 2001
notes: label: Description
content: Small leather bound text with metal clasps attached to the center PR edge of the front and back cover. The interlocking metal pieces which perhaps once held the bible together as extensions of these metal clasps are now missing. There is an embossed, symmetrical pattern on the covers; the central design is a large oval with two smaller circles at the top and bottom apexes of the central oval. Surrounding and embellishing these three prominent shapes are ornate design details and flourishes more worn down with age than the larger shapes. There is a partial binding along the spine of the text, but it should be noted that the bible is fragile and can be pulled apart into smaller groupings of pages if not handled with caution.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Faith
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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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 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: 2014.273.11
objectType: label: Type
content: Bibles
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, metal, and leather
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (closed): 5 × 3 5/8 × 1 13/16 in. (12.7 × 9.2 × 4.6 cm)