Poems on Various Subjects Religious and Moral

Object Details

Written by

Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 1784

Illustrated by

Scipio Moorhead, ca. 1750 - unknown

Published by

Archibald Bell, British

Description

A first edition of the book Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, by Phillis Wheatley, while she was enslaved to Mr. John Wheatley of Boston. The book has a brown leather cover, the original morocco spine label, and a frontispiece featuring a portrait of Wheatley by Scipio Morehead. Along the top of the portrait are the words [PHILLIS WHEATLEY, NEGRO SERVANT TO MR. JOHN WHEATLEY OF BOSTON]. The book also has the armorial bookplate of Daniel P. Griswold, a small circular ticket from the Library of George W. Brinely, as well as a larger one from Henry Weston Sackett.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

1773

Object number

2012.46.46

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

poems

Medium

ink on paper with leather and wood

Dimensions

7 x 4 3/4 x 5/8 in. (17.8 x 12.1 x 1.6 cm)

Place printed

London, England, Europe

Place depicted

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

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Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Poetry

Slavery

U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.46.46

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57a20ed82-d93b-4a37-884e-3109eedcd868