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A. Lincoln
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- Unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1870-1890
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 15 7/8 in x 13 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.2274
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This print features a head and shoulders portrait of President Abraham Lincoln done from a photograph taken of him on November 8, 1863, in Washington, D. C. President Lincoln shown wearing a black frock coat, waistcoat, and bow tie faces the viewer. A cardboard mat with an oval window cut in it has been pasted to the photograph. A facsimile signature is printed in the lower margin. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum