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Abraham Lincoln's cordial glasses

Creator:
unknown
Location:
unknown place made
Origin Date:
Unknown
Materials:
glass
Measurements:
overall: 3 in x 1 1/2 in
Item ID:
71.2009.082.0005i-r
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Three-dimensional Objects

Description

i-r) Crystal cordial glasses feature a round body etched with a band of leaves around the top and a motif of scrolled palm fronds and vines throughout and a tear-drop stem on a tiered base. The portable bar (71.2009.082.0004a-b) with these crystal cordial glasses and the cordial decanters (71.2009.082.0005a-h) was probably received as a gift to President and Mrs. Lincoln and used in the White House. It was donated to the collection by Robert Lincoln Beckwith, great grandson of Abraham Lincoln. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum