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Casket fringe fragment
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown
- Origin Date:
- 1865
- Materials:
- cloth
- Measurements:
- overall: 2 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0098
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Textiles
Description
This is a silver piece of fringe used along the top edge of President Abraham Lincoln's casket. It is made of metallic thread and has a detached scalloped-shape border at the top made of the same metallic thread. Go to ID number 71.2009.082.0099 to see a tassel also from President Lincoln's casket. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
