Copybook of Mary S. Lewis, "Her Book," 1800

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Artifact Overview

This copybook reveals arithmetic rules and examples and a student practicing numeration (place value), addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and conversions. The real-life problems reveal how Americans used math in their daily lives in 1800: measuring, buying and selling, making things, farming, eating and drinking, and more.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Copybook (Instructional materials)

Date Made

1800

Subject Date

1800

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2013.0.19.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Ink

Technique

Handwriting

Dimensions

Height: 12.5 in
Width: 8 in

Copybook of Mary S. Lewis, "Her Book," 1800