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Illuminated text reprints, "Sapphires: The Testimony of the Friends"
Illuminated text reprints, "Sapphires: The Testimony of the Friends"

Illuminated text reprints, "Sapphires: The Testimony of the Friends"

The Holy Experiment: A Message to the World from Pennsylvania [Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio Publications]
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Object Details

Title:
Illuminated text reprints, "Sapphires: The Testimony of the Friends"
Date:
c. 1922
Artist:
Medium:
Blue ink on paper
Dimensions
4 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. (ea.)
Classification
Books
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015
Description

This illuminated text appears in the Preface to the Creation and Preservation of the Union (pg. 23) of The Holy Experiment.

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