<I>The Holy Bible</I>
date: label: Date
content: after 1900
name: label: Published by
content: C. H. Robinson & Co., American
notes: label: Description
content: A family Bible with a black leather cover and gold stamped decorations. The full title page reads, "THE / HOLY BIBLE / CONTAINING THE / Old and New Testaments / TRANSLATED OUT OF / THE ORIGINAL TONGUES / AND WITH / THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED / WITH / A History and Facsimile of the Ancient Manuscripts / THE TEXT CONFORMABLE TO THAT OF THE REVISION OF 1611, COMMONLY CALLED THE AUTHORIZED VERSION." Inside the Bible are pages printed in black ink text interspersed with color plates and etchings printed on coated paper with gold stamped into it. Pre-printed pages near the center of the bound volume contain handwritten information with names, birth dates, and death dates of members of the Ellis family, with additional family information recorded on blank pages at the back of the volume. The front and back cover are stamped with the text [HOLY / BIBLE] in gold. A heavy plastic jacket has been taped to the Bible, which has also been repaired previously with duct tape. A leafy plant sprig is adhered to one page with duct tape, with a color plate on the opposite page entitled "God Appeared to Moses in a Burning Bush."
place: label: Place used
content: Orange County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Copy of the Holy Bible containing handwritten records for the Ellis family
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black interiors
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Faith
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Religion
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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 Clara Ellis Payne
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.42.12a-g
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, cardboard, leather, plastic, and duct tape
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 12 5/16 x 9 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. (31.3 x 24.8 x 7.3 cm)