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Lincoln mourning ribbon with rosette
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- Unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1865
- Materials:
- cloth
- Measurements:
- overall: 7 1/2 in x 5 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0041
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
Black and white commemorative Lincoln ribbon. Silk net rosette consisting of two layers of black alternating with one layer of white netting. The central black layer of netting has a small portrait placed in the center of the rosette. The portrait of Lincoln has a copper frame with a floral design in each corner. Directly beneath the framed portrait, there are four streamers of alternating black and white silk ribbon 5.50" in length. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum