Sawyer family Bible
Mediumpaper, leather
ClassificationsInformation Forms
Credit LineGift of Georgia Bellinger
Object number1947.22.33 LA
DescriptionLeather-bound Holy Bible with newspaper clippings about Sawyer Family glued onto first page and some loose.--
Large leather bound bible in brown corduroy covering, "Holy Bible" gold embossed on spine. Marbled end papers. 5 newspaper clippings collaged onto front page. Three loose clippings inside and two pages from a smaller book with heading "registre de famille" and one page of hand written genealogical notes. Signed on title page "Mrs. Lydia Sawyer/January 1830/Burlington/Vermont." Piece of red ribbon with a crest as bookmark and 1957 American Bible Society Advertisement for "14th Annual Worldwide Bible Reading." Another small slip of paper from the 1924 44th Annual Report of the Women's Auxiliary printed with "A Prayer of Dedication". A bookmark of three ribbons (red, white, blue) with cross-stitched ends reading "Faith" "Hope" and "Charity." Another small strip of ribbon with floral design and red borders. A piece of black ribbon with dog crests. Another green ribbon with cross-stitching in center that reads "God Bless You" and 48 state miniature flag between back end pages.
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Tom Young
1900-1910
