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Gibson House Museum is a National Historic Landmark

the objects

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Holy Bible
Brattleboro, 1816
1993.661
 
This bible, one of nine in the Gibson family collection, belonged to Catherine Hammond Gibson. She was 14 when the bible was gifted to her. This edition is an early version of the “Brattleboro bibles,” published by John Holbrook, which were distinguished by their elaborate engraved illustrations and their attention to design.


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Front cover
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Inside cover design