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Blue Bird on a Tree Branch
- Creator:
- Mary Lincoln Beckwith
- Location:
- unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1963
- Materials:
- paper, watercolor
- Measurements:
- overall: 12 in x 9 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0795
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This watercolor on heavy textured paper by President Abraham Lincoln's great-granddaughter, Mary Lincoln Beckwith, also known as Peggy Beckwith features a snowy winter scene. Bare tree branches are in the foreground with a blue jay perched on the lowest branch. Mountains are shown in the background. Handwritten in pencil in the lower left corner is the date 1/25/63. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum