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The praying child. [graphic].
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Contributor
American Anti-Slavery Society.
Title
The praying child. [graphic].
Publisher
[New York: s.n]
Publisher
NY. New York. 1836
Date
[1836]
Physical Description
1 print: woodcut; overall 11 x 7 cm. (4 x 2.75 in)
Description
Kneeling in a field, a child slave dressed in a loose smock clasps her hands together in prayer. A basket rests beside her.
Is part of
Slave's Friend. New York: Published by R.G. Williams, for the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1836.
Notes
Cover page of the Slave's Friend (New York: Published by R.G. Williams, for the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1836), vol. 1, no. X (1836).
Accompanied by the following verse: "Poor little slave! to thee was given / Thy simple, earnest trust in Heaven. / Pour out thy griefs to God above! / He hears thee with a Father's love."
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Anti-Slavery Movement Imagery.
Subject
Slave children -- Religious life -- United States.
Prayer.
Genre
Woodcuts -- 1830-1840.
Periodical illustrations -- 1830-1840.
Anti-slavery prints -- 1830-1840.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | Per S 63 54051.D v 1 n X cover page
Accession number
54051.D
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Fels African Americana Image Project
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