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In Memory of President Lincoln: A Funeral March
- Creator:
- John K. Paine, Beer & Schirmer
- Location:
- New York, New York
- Origin Date:
- 1865
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 14 in x 10 3/4 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.0110
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Sheet Music
Description
This is an illustrated piece of sheet music for the song, "A Funeral March," composed by Henry Mayer. The cover is plain with a large, shaded gray area. There is an illustration of Abraham Lincoln at the center of the cover surrounded by a wreath. The title is printed in black lettering in an arch below the illustration. "In Memory of President Lincoln" is printed above the image. Publishing information is printed at the bottom of the cover. 6 p. of music. For piano. Plate/Publisher number: 508. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.
