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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