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"Old Joseph, the Patriarch" [graphic] / F. Hedge. sc.
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https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A2792
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Creator
Hedge, Franklin, b. ca. 1830 engraver.
Title
"Old Joseph, the Patriarch" [graphic] / F. Hedge. sc.
Publisher
[Boston: s.n]
Publisher
MA. Boston 1853
Date
[1853]
Physical Description
1 print: wood engraving; image 9 x 14 cm. (3.25 x 5.5 in)
Description
Engraving accompanies a fictional episode described in Letter IV, "The 'Purchases' -- Old Joseph." Episode takes place on Christmas Eve in the cabin of the coachman Rafe, the slave seated on the log near the fireplace to the extreme right. Rafe has learned that he will soon be sold, and thus separated from his wife, who sits to his right, and their young child, who rests on her lap. Other slaves cluster around the couple, trying to comfort them. Leaning on his walking stick, Old Joseph (described as "the beau ideal of a patriarch, at once humble, dignified and venerable") stands and faces the group, offering words of wisdom and consolation. Interior is furnished with a bench, a chest of drawers, a large chair, and stools of varying sizes. The men's discarded top hats are placed throughout the room, as are assorted utilitarian and domestic objects, such as pots and pans, an umbrella, and an axe. In the foreground, a book, quite possibly the Bible, rests on a stool.
Is part of
Pearson, Emily Clemens. Cousin Franck's household. Boston: Upham, Ford and Olmstead, 1853.
Notes
Frontispiece for Emily C. Pearson's Cousin Franck's Household, or, Scenes in the Old Dominion (Boston: Upham, Ford, and Olmstead, 1853).
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Scenes from Slave Life.
Subject
Slavery -- Virginia -- Pictorial works -- 19th century.
African American families.
Slaves -- Domestic life.
Slaves -- Dwellings.
Fictitious characters.
Genre
Wood engravings -- 1850-1860.
Book illustrations -- 1850-1860.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | Am 1853 Pear 73222.O frontispiece
Accession number
73222.O
In Collections
Fels African Americana Image Project
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