Book, Holy Bible

Maker
Blackie and Son Limited
Production date
1862

Object detail

Brief Description
Thayer family Holy Bible.

The Comprehensive Family Bible containing the old and new testaments with copious notes and practical reflections. Introduction. Parallel passages and index by David Davidson L L D.

Has a leather embossed bookplate inside the front cover with S & H Thayer, 1862. Sandy and Hannah (nee Jones) Thayer, this bible was gifted to them on their wedding day. They lived at Congresbury, Somerset, England.

Details of family births, deaths, marriages were removed prior to the donation. A poem by a Boer War Veteran titled: The Bible, has been glued onto the first page.
Production date
1862
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Leather cover; gold embossed printing; lithographs; printed.
Measurements
Height x Width: 346 x 270mm
Signature/Inscription
S & H Thayer , 1862., Inscription, Printed
Subject period
Subject date
1862
Credit line
gifted by Mrs Lillian Motley
Other number(s)
75/191, 35010
Accession number
75/191

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