- Title:
- A. Lincoln
- Object Name:
- Object ID:
- 1995.571.04
- Creator:
- B. B. Russell & Co.
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1865
- Description:
- Engraving, A. Lincoln, probably published by B. B. Russell & Co., c. 1865. Ink on paper. Bust-length oval portrait of Abraham Lincoln, facing sightly left. Dark, slightly messy hair parted on side and short beard. Wearing a black coat, black waistcoat, white shirt with turnover color and black cravat tied in a bow. A curtain with tassel in the right background. Oval portrait bordered by olive branches and 34 stars; topped with an eagle holding arrows in talons, surrounded by foliate scrolls; at the bottom is a view of the Capitol Building during a military parade, labeled below: "CAPITOL-WASHINGTON". Printed signature lower center "A. Lincoln." Paper label with typed inscription on backing board: "Based on Gardner photograph of / 9 April 1865, five days before / the assassination." Carved oval wood frame with gilded interior; glazed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-10 W-8 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
- Subjects:
- Mourning, Lincoln, Abraham
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