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
Date
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
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Poetry
Slavery
U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.46.46