1. Material:
  2. cloth (367)

lace from Mary Todd Lincoln's dress

Creator:
unknown
Location:
unknown place made
Origin Date:
1850-1870
Materials:
cloth
Measurements:
overall: 4 1/2 in x 4 in
Item ID:
71.2009.082.0709
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Three-dimensional Objects

Description

Scrap of black Valenciennes lace 2-1/2 Inches high by 2 inches wide attached to a larger mat board mount. The hem of the lace is scalloped and the remnant appears to have been cut, rather than torn. According to documentation accompanying the lace, it is said to have been removed from one of Mary Todd Lincoln's dresses by her dressmaker, Elizabeth Keckley. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum