Cover of Polish Bible.: The image shows an aged, black hardcover book with a slightly worn appearance, featuring a simple embossed cross in the center of its front cover, suggesting its religious significance; the edges appear frayed, indicating it has been handled or used over time, adding character and a sense of history to the object, while the overall texture of the cover is slightly rough, giving it a tactile quality that might evoke feelings of reverence and tradition for those who have used it in worship or study; the way the light falls across the surface highlights the embossed cross, emphasizing its prominence and serving as a central focal point for the image, drawing the viewer’s attention immediately to the religious symbol, which is crisply outlined despite the book's signs of age.
Cover of Polish Bible.

The image shows an aged, black hardcover book with a slightly worn appearance, featuring a simple embossed cross in the center of its front cover, suggesting its religious significance; the edges appear frayed, indicating it has been handled or used over time, adding character and a sense of history to the object, while the overall texture of the cover is slightly rough, giving it a tactile quality that might evoke feelings of reverence and tradition for those who have used it in worship or study; the way the light falls across the surface highlights the embossed cross, emphasizing its prominence and serving as a central focal point for the image, drawing the viewer’s attention immediately to the religious symbol, which is crisply outlined despite the book's signs of age.

Name/Title

Polish Bible

Entry/Object ID

2007.01.01

Secondary Title

Nowy Testament Pana Naszego Jezusa Chrystusa,

Description

New Testament of the Holy Bible. Written in Polish. (New York: American Tract Society, n.d.)

Context

Intended for the large Polish American population of the early 20th century.

Collection

General Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bible

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Text, Religious

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Poland

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Polish American

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Book Details

Place Published

City

New York, NY

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Date Published

circa 1900 - circa 1925

Publication Language

Polish

Location

Location

Exhibit Room

Mill Worker's Kitchen Exhibit

* Untyped Location

Main Museum Building

Category

Exhibit

Date

April 6, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Condition Detail

Spine missing.

Date Examined

Apr 6, 2025

Created By

historian@millmuseum.org

Create Date

April 6, 2025

Updated By

historian@millmuseum.org

Update Date

April 6, 2025