Relic, Patriotic
- Object Name:
- Relic, Patriotic
- Object ID:
- 1956.084
- Place of Origin:
- Washington, DC
- Date:
- 1865
- Description:
- Cord and Tassels. Taken from Ford's Theater in Washington, DC, on April 14, 1865, by the donor's grandfather, Sylvanus E. Danforth, a guard on duty the night President Lincoln was shot.
- Material:
- Fiber
- Provenance:
- Collected by the donor's grandfather, Sylvanus E. Danforth.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of E. Danforth Gurley
- People:
- Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865), Gurley, E. Danforth, Booth, John Wilkes (1838-1865), Danforth, Sylvanus E. (1844-1908)
- Subjects:
- Assassinations, Memento, Civil War, Tassels
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