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Our Martyred Father!
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- Unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1865
- Materials:
- cloth
- Measurements:
- overall: 6 in x 2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0033
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
Off white silk mourning ribbon. "Our Martyred Father!" in black text at top edge of ribbon. Central black image rectangle with Lincoln grave stone. The grave stone has the name "Lincoln" engraved within a wreath and a quotation from President Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address which reads, "With Malice to none Charity to All. 2nd inaugural mess." "We Mourn His Loss" in black text near bottom edge of ribbon. Top and bottom of ribbon edges are frayed. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum