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Wax jack owned by the Dennis Family
- Subject of
- Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, American, founded 2001
- Date
- early 19th century
- Medium
- britannia metal, silver, beeswax, and cotton (fiber)
- Dimensions
- H x W (width includes handle): 6 3/4 × 5 1/8 in. (17.1 × 13 cm)
- Description
- The taper holder is a silver plated piece with three hallmarks or maker's marks pressed into the rim of the saucer/dish base. The center of the dish curves upward to support two curved parabolic prongs which curve out and up before meeting again at the top of the piece where they support a small metal cylinder with a circle cut in its center. A spool of candle wax wound on a thin metal rod with an oval handle is parallel to the base; the wax taper is threaded through the round metal piece at the top. There is a silver handle melded to rim just under the oval handle of the spool which unspools the beeswax taper. A small cone shaped candle-snuffer is attached to the PL prong by a hanging chain.
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Domestic
- Type
- taper jacks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Denise Dennis, in honor of the Dennis Family
- Object number
- 2014.273.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Bible given to Perkins William Dennis
- Published by
- American Bible Society, American, founded 1816
- Owned by
- Dennis, Perkins William, American, 1853 - 1918
- Subject of
- Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, American, founded 2001
- Date
- 1863
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard, metal, and leather
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 5 × 3 5/8 × 1 13/16 in. (12.7 × 9.2 × 4.6 cm)
- Description
- 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.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- Bibles
- Topic
- Domestic life
- Families
- Religious groups
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Denise Dennis, in honor of the Dennis Family
- Object number
- 2014.273.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Black Christ and Other Poems
- Published by
- Harper & Brothers, American, 1817 - 1962
- Written by
- Cullen, Countee, American, 1903 - 1946
- Subject of
- Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, American, founded 2001
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard, book cloth (textile material), and tape
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 8 × 5 3/8 × 3/4 in. (20.3 × 13.7 × 1.9 cm)
- H x W (open): 8 × 11 1/4 × 3/4 in. (20.3 × 28.6 × 1.9 cm)
- Title
- Book owned by the Dennis family
- Description
- Powder blue and black hardback book with a decorative dust jacket which lists the text's title, author, and publisher. The front cover consists of a series of two black and white images which face and oppose each other in a pattern. The first image, where the main figure is mostly drawn in white, is of a Christ figure with his arms stretched on a cross foregrounded in front of lightning. The second image is of a black figure hanging from a tree by his neck, foregrounded in front of falling raindrops. On the front cover, centered at the top, is a box of text outlined in red and filled with red lettering. The text reads [THE BLACK CHRIST/& Other Poems by/COUNTEE CULLEN/HARPER & BROTHERS ESTABLISHED 1817]. The back cover is not patterned, but features a printed list of Harper & Brothers publications; the first line of text reads [New HARPER Poetry].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Communication
- Families
- Poetry
- U.S. History, 1919-1933
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Denise Dennis, in honor of the Dennis Family
- Object number
- 2014.273.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1929, 1957 Harpers & Brothers. Permission required for use.
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The Black Phalanx: A History of the Negro Soldiers of the United States in the Wars of 1775-1812, 1861 - '65
- Published by
- American Publishing Company, American, 1868 - 1905
- Written by
- Wilson, Joseph T., American, 1836 - 1891
- Subject of
- Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, American, founded 2001
- Date
- 1888
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard, and book cloth (textile material)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 × 6 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (22.9 × 16.5 × 4.4 cm)
- Title
- Book owned by the Dennis family
- Description
- This is a hardcover book, crimson in color, with extensive illustrations on the front cover. The title is written on a waving gold banner located in the top half of the front cover; the banner appears to be apart of a collage of military paraphernalia drawn in contrasting black ink, including a drum, saber, musket, and flag pole, which begins at a lower point on the cover. These items appear to have been pushed through an illustrated gaping hole of sunlight in the bottom right quadrant of the front cover. On the spine of the book is the title engraved in gold leaf in horizontally oriented text which reads [THE/HISTORY/OF THE/BLACK/PHALANX]. Below the title is a gold leaf shield filled with black text which reads [AMERICAN/PUBLISHING/COMPANY,/HARTFORD/CONN.].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- books
- Topic
- Communication
- Families
- Literature
- Military
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Denise Dennis, in honor of the Dennis Family
- Object number
- 2014.273.25
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Glasses of Henry W. Dennis with eyeglass case
- Owned by
- Dennis, Henry W., American, 1815 - 1882
- Subject of
- Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, American, founded 2001
- Date
- mid-19th century
- Medium
- metal, crown glass, cloth, and rubber
- Dimensions
- H x W (glasses): 2 1/8 × 4 5/8 × 5/8 in. (5.4 × 11.7 × 1.6 cm)
- H x W (case): 2 3/8 × 5 1/8 × 3/4 in. (6 × 13 × 1.9 cm)
- Description
- The glasses have round, circular lenses and thin metal temple bars made of the same material that frames the lenses. There are small, browned nose pads attached to the bridge. The glasses rest on a small, worn pink cloth inside of a velvet lined case. The case is metal and mostly covered with a patterned black material. Fading, illegible silver lettering is centered on the top lid of the case.
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Personal use
- Type
- eyeglasses
- eyeglass cases
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Families
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Denise Dennis, in honor of the Dennis Family
- Object number
- 2014.273.27ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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An Explanatory and Phonographic Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language
- Published by
- Bolles & Williams, American
- Written by
- Bolles, William, American, 1800 - 1883
- Subject of
- Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, American, founded 2001
- Date
- 1845
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard, and book cloth (textile material)
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 9 3/4 × 7 1/4 × 3 1/8 in. (24.8 × 18.4 × 7.9 cm)
- Title
- Dictionary owned by the Dennis family
- Description
- The book is hardback and brown in color; almost completely absent of design, it is only marked with the title printed on its spine in horizontally oriented gold text on a narrow section of black cover which is a slightly different material than the rest of the brown cover. The text reads [BOLLES'/PHONOGRAPHIC PRONOUNCING/DICTIONARY]. There are two embossed horizontal lines below the title on the spine.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- books
- Topic
- Communication
- Domestic life
- Education
- Families
- Literature
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Denise Dennis, in honor of the Dennis Family
- Object number
- 2014.273.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Indian Head penny owned by the Dennis family
- Produced by
- United States Mint, American, founded 1792
- Subject of
- Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, American, founded 2001
- Date
- 1863
- Medium
- copper and nickel
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3/4 × 1/16 in. (1.9 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- The front of the coin features a white woman in profile wearing the headdress of a Native American man. Small text follows the circumference of the coin; to the image's left it reads [UNITED STATES] and to the right of the image it reads [OF AMERICA]. Below the image is the mint year [1863]. On the reverse of the coin is the denomination [ONE CENT] encircled with an oak wreath with a striped shield at the top apex of the design.
- Classification
- Coins and Currency
- Topic
- Commerce
- Emancipation
- Families
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Denise Dennis, in honor of the Dennis Family
- Object number
- 2014.273.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Poems of Phillis Wheatley
- Published by
- R.R. & C.C. Wright, American
- Written by
- Wheatley, Phillis, American, 1753 - 1784
- Subject of
- Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, American, founded 2001
- Date
- 1909
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard, and book cloth (textile material)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 1/2 in. (19.1 × 14 × 1.3 cm)
- Title
- Book owned by the Dennis family
- Description
- 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].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- books
- Topic
- Communication
- Families
- Literature
- Poetry
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Denise Dennis, in honor of the Dennis Family
- Object number
- 2014.273.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Underground Rail Road
- Published by
- Porter & Coates, Publishers, American
- Written by
- Still, William, American, 1821 - 1902
- Subject of
- Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, American, founded 2001
- Date
- 1872
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard, book cloth (textile material), and tape
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 9 3/4 × 7 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (24.8 × 18.4 × 5.7 cm)
- H x W (open): 9 3/4 × 14 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (24.8 × 36.8 × 5.7 cm)
- Title
- Book owned by the Dennis family
- Description
- This is a brown hardcover book with several engraved details. The front cover has double line impressions which follow the edges; in the center of the front cover is a line of engraved bold text which reads [U.G.R.R.]. On the spine of the book is a pattern of evenly spaced line impressions which form six sections; three of these 'sections' have lines of horizontally oriented engraved gold text. The second section reads [THE/UNDERGROUND/RAILROAD]. The fourth section reads [WILLIAM STILL]. The sixth section reads [PORTER & COATES]. The back cover also has engraved impressions of lines following the edges of the book; the back cover is coming loose from the binding of the spine.
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Type
- hardcover books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Denise Dennis, in honor of the Dennis Family
- Object number
- 2014.273.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions