Exceeding great and precious promises, [early 20th century]
- Title(s):
- Exceeding great and precious promises.
- Published/Created:
- [Great Britain] : [publisher not identified], [early 20th century]
- Physical Description:
- 1 box ; 9 x 13 x 4 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsBS680 .E93 1900 FlatYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/13866392
- Classification:
- Three-Dimensional Artifacts
- Notes:
- Collections of Bible verses such as these are commonly referred to as promise boxes. A Christian adherent would draw, read, and contemplate one verse each day.
Approximately 150 quotations from the Bible, each printed on small slips of paper rolled and inserted in a honeycomb pattern into a shallow box. The brown paperboard box is printed in red on the top (hinged) lid: "Exceeding great and precious promises"; "Thy words were found and I did eat them. Jer. 15,16."; and "Take one and replace." - Subject Terms:
- Bible -- Prayers.Families -- Prayers and devotions.
- Form/Genre:
- Promise boxes.
Recreations.
Prayers.
Devotional literature. - Export:
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