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Abraham Lincoln mourning ribbon
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown
- Origin Date:
- 1865
- Materials:
- cloth, paper, metal
- Measurements:
- overall: 10 in x 6 1/4 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0103
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
Abraham Lincoln funeral badge features a small brass-cased ferrotype of the President wearing a dark suit, bow tie, and white shirt. The frame is mounted on a rosette composed of two layers of box-pleated black silk. Two white silk tails stream from the rosette (one is now missing and the other is deteriorating). The rosette is mounted on a piece of paper with the following printed in blue text: "This badge was worn by J.M. Leaghton of Manchester, Illinois, while attending the funeral service of Abraham Lincoln at Springfield, Illinois, May 1865." The piece is matted with brown mat board. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
