Published by
John B. Perry, American
Subject of
Woby, Susan, American, 1806 - 1893
McCloe, Aaron, American, born 1844
Wobe, Ann, American, 1803 - 1880
McCloe, Gilbert, American, born 1847
McCloe, John Cortland, American, born 1853
Date
1847
Medium
ink on paper with gold leaf on leather
Dimensions
H x W x D (bible closed): 11 3/4 × 9 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (29.8 × 24.8 × 9.5 cm)
H x W (loose page): 11 1/8 × 8 5/8 in. (28.3 × 21.9 cm)
Description
A bible owned by the Woby and McCloe families. The Holy Bible is a large brown, leather bound book. Geometric and floral designs surround the outer edge and a gold-leaf image of a Bible atop a pillow. The image of the book is on a pedestal surrounded by columns. The geometric and floral patterns continue on the binding with some areas of loss around the title, leaving the words, [IBLE]. The back cover has the same design as the front without gold leaf. Handwritten in blue marker on the inside of the front cover is text that reads, [From Attic 22 E/ Burlington St. Woby to - McClow-]. The inner pages are cream colored with black text and ten large illustrations of scenes from the Bible. There is a [FAMILY RECORD] section with registers of [BIRTHS] and [MARRIAGES] on pages with a black scroll border. The space for births has been filled in with handwritten names and dates of members of the Wobe and McCloe family. The marriages section is blank. This Bible contains the Old and New Testaments, the Apocrypha, Canne's Marginal Notes and References, an index of names, and Concordance, and the Psalms of David.
Place made
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Place used
Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Type
Bibles
Topic
Christianity
Families
Prayer
Religion
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2018.19.3
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e0bc773d-d6a6-439e-ac4f-4d70a7ec0726

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