Hartshorn: Steward & Johanna Hartshorn Family Bible

Book

Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society

Leather bound gilt, hand-tooled and personalized illustrated copy of Brown's Self-Interpreting Bible.

Name/Title

Hartshorn: Steward & Johanna Hartshorn Family Bible

Entry/Object ID

2015.050.001

Description

Leather bound gilt, hand-tooled and personalized illustrated copy of Brown's Self-Interpreting Bible.This deluxe one-volume edition was published 1850-70s, but this copy probably dates to around 1876. This is an extremely elaborate edition, which would have been customized for the Hartshorn's with the finest binding available at the time. The Bible weighs 25 lbs.

Collection

Stewart & Ernestine Hartshorn

Acquisition

Accession

2015.050

Source or Donor

Ernestine Hartshorn

Acquisition Method

Gift

Dimensions

Dimension Description

16 1/2 x 13 x 4 1/2 inches