Relic, Patriotic
- Object Name:
- Relic, Patriotic
- Object ID:
- 1882.001
- Place of Origin:
- Washington, DC
- Date:
- 1865
- Description:
- Blue and white, long fringe cord and tassels on long blue and white twisted cord. Doubled and knotted many times. From Ford's Theater. From the U.S. Treasury Guards flag that draped the front of the box in which President Lincoln sat when he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865.
- Material:
- Textile
- Dimensions:
- L-48 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Edward Ashton Rollins
- People:
- Booth, John Wilkes (1838-1865), Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865), Rollins, Edward A. (1828-1885)
- Subjects:
- Assassinations, Flags, Tassels, Mourning
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