Bible

Object/Artifact

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Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate

Name/Title

Bible

Entry/Object ID

1997.046

Description

Large red, hardback bible. Matching decorative gold detail on front and back covers. Gold embossed on spine, "COTTAGE BIBLE VOLUME 1." Gold embossed on front cover, "HENRY CLAY. K. / & / LUCRETIA CLAY." Signed in pencil on one of the front flyleafs, "Susan M. Clay / Ashland 1844," and below that in ink, "A present from my dear / Father in Law Hon. Henry Clay / & my Mother in Law Mrs. Lucretia / Clay in 1844." "The 1st year of my married life." Signed on next page in ink, "Susan M. J. Clay / Ashland 1844" and below that in pencil, "Susan M. J. Clay / Ashland July 1844." Publisher's information: "The Cottage Bible" edited by Rev. William Patton, embellished with engravings and maps, Volume 1 [Old Testament], (Hartford: Case, Tiffany & Burnham, 1842).

Dimensions

Height

10-1/2 in

Width

7 in

Depth

2 in

Material

Paper