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Laura Keene dress fragment
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown
- Origin Date:
- Unknown
- Materials:
- cloth
- Measurements:
- overall: 3 3/4 in x 6 3/4 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0046
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Textiles
Description
Triangle of white fabric with two orange spots in the center. Roughly cut on the edges and frayed. Information associated with this fabric fragment states, "Piece of the dress worn by Laura Kean in the play of "American Cousin" April 14, 1865. Marked by the blood of our martyred President Abraham Lincoln." Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
