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Lincoln mourning ribbon
- Creator:
- unknown
- Origin Date:
- 1865
- Materials:
- cloth
- Measurements:
- overall: 9 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0036
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
Cream silk commemorative ribbon. Side edges of the ribbon are lined with .25" black line. All of the text and image on the cream silk are stamped in gold. Portrait of Lincoln in top quarter of the cream silk. Text directly under the image reads, "Abraham Lincoln Born Feb. 12th, 1809." Center of ribbon has slightly larger test that reads, "Elected 16th President of the U.S. November 6th, 1860." Lower quarter of the cream section of the ribbon has the text, "Assassinated APR. 14, '65. He Set The Millions Free. Requiescat-En-Pace." Four gold horizontal lines provide breaks in the written text. Top and Bottom edge are frayed. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum