02647ckm a2200409 a 4500 000149256 20230712142913.0 kjobo 030409s1853 maunnn| | kneng d Fels-112 3 ppl PPL gihc Hedge, Franklin, b. ca. 1830 engraver. 24806 "Old Joseph, the Patriarch" [graphic] / F. Hedge. sc. [Boston: s.n., 1853] 1 print: wood engraving; image 9 x 14 cm. (3.25 x 5.5 in) Frontispiece for Emily C. Pearson's Cousin Franck's Household, or, Scenes in the Old Dominion (Boston: Upham, Ford, and Olmstead, 1853). 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. Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Scenes from Slave Life. Slavery Virginia Pictorial works 19th century. African American families. 67128 Slaves Domestic life. lctgm Slaves Dwellings. 83652 Fictitious characters. 84842 Wood engravings 1850-1860. gmgpc Book illustrations 1850-1860. gmgpc SP3 African American History Pearson, Emily Clemens. Cousin Franck's household. Boston: Upham, Ford and Olmstead, 1853. Imprint MA. Boston 1853. Library Company of Philadelphia Rare Am 1853 Pear 73222.O frontispiece Digital image https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A2792 73222.O R Am 1853 Pear 73222.O frontispiece 73222.O R Am 1853 Pear 73222.O frontispiece (CPomAG)80005737 142169 142169 000149256 CONV 00 20051208 1945 000149256 BATCH-UPD 00 20051211 0654 000149256 20060120 1813 000149256 20060201 1536 000149256 20071018 1953 000149256 EDITH 40 20090213 1102 000149256 ANN 40 20171109 1419 ppl MA. Boston 1853. Imprint