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Autumn scene
- Creator:
- Mary Lincoln Beckwith
- Location:
- unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1934
- Materials:
- paper, watercolor
- Measurements:
- overall: 9 in x 12 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0796
- 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 was done by Abraham Lincoln's great-granddaughter, Mary Lincoln Beckwith, also known as Peggy. It features an autumn scene of a hill with trees most of which have changed to their fall colors. Handwritten in black ink in the lower right corner is the date 10/8/34. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum