Knife, Pocket
- Object Name:
- Knife, Pocket
- Object ID:
- 1995.646.01
- Creator:
- Wostenholm, George & Son
- Place of Origin:
- Sheffield, England
- Date:
- circa 1865
- Description:
- Penknife of Abraham Lincoln. Steel, German silver, with mother-of-pearl panels on front and back. Engraved "A. Lincoln" on plate. Blades stamped "W&S / ANTON / SHEFFIELD".
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Skeletal
Mother-of-Pearl - Dimensions:
- W-0.6 L-3.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by Abraham Lincoln. Given by Mary Todd Lincoln to valet Charles Forbes. Forbes gave it to Charles E. Creecy, who in turn gave it to William E. Chandler on June 9, 1866.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865), Lincoln, Mary Todd (1818-1882), Forbes, Charles (1835-1895), Creecy, Charles E. (1841-1909), Chandler, William E. (1835-1917)
- Subjects:
- Assassinations, Memento
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