Name/Title
BibleSecondary Title
The Holy Bible, Containing The Old and New Testaments; Translated Out of the Original Tongues; and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised By His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches.Description
Brown leather-bound Bible owned by Abigail Hussey Whittier. There is a thin blue ribbon used for bookmarking. There is a letter associated with the Bible written by Samuel T. Pickard: "This was the Bible of Whittier's mother. Her favorite Psalm was the 25th. The mark of a pin in the margin was made by her to aid in finding the Psalm when her eyesight failed. I have in Amesbury another Bible of hers marked in the same way. S. T. Pickard"Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
MarkLocation
Located in top left-hand corner of title pageTranscription
AbLanguage
EnglishMaterial/Technique
InkDimensions
Height
3 inWidth
8-1/2 inLength
10 inParts
Count
2Parts
Bible and note associated with objectBook Details
Place Published
City
Edinburgh, ScotlandRegion
Western EuropeContinent
EuropeDate Published
1791Time Period
18th CenturyPrinter
Mark and Charles KerrPlace Printed
City
Edinburgh, ScotlandRegion
Western EuropeContinent
EuropeDate Printed
1791Spine Label
Holy BibleRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Abigail Hussey WhittierNotes
Owner