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Bookmark, Joy Bible
Bookmark, Joy Bible
Bookmark, Joy Bible

Bookmark, Joy Bible

Object number1998.004.06.9
Date1841
Mediumcloth
Dimensions7.5 cm x 12.3 cm
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionBookmark found in Joy Bible. The white cloth bookmark, which has triangular notches cut out along the top and bottom, has a printed image and text on the front. The image depicts a woman kneeling before a book, presumably the Bible, on an alter and being presented flowers by an angel and a holy dove by cherubim. The text reads "1841/"Remember now thy Creator in the days of/thy youth." Eccl. xii. 1." above the image; below is "Washington St. Baptist/Sabbath School,/Albany."
    Status
    Not on view