Bible belonging to Nat Turner
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Object Details
- Published by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Nat Turner, American, 1800 - 1831
- Description
- A small Bible, missing its front and back cover. It has lost pages at the beginning and end of the text, losing the entirety of Genesis and parts of Leviticus and Revelation. The first page contains Leviticus 4:32 through Leviticus 6:2.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maurice A. Person and Noah and Brooke Porter
- 1782
- Object number
- 2011.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- Bibles
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 4 15/16 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (12.5 x 8.9 x 3.8 cm)
- Place used
- Southampton County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Religious and Sacred Objects
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Christianity
- Faith
- Preaching
- Religion
- Resistance
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.28
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fe570ac6-df6c-4665-9c8d-1c867edc3255
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