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| Title | Trim 1, from Lincoln's catafalque |
| Coverage / Year | 1865;
Mid-Victorian, Springfield, IL |
| Description | Silver thread & wire wrapped around wooden beads, with fringe bottom. Small top bead wrapped in basket weave pattern, small wrapped ring separates two beads. Larger bead wrapped in ribbed pattern. Fringe, which is attached to bottom of bead, is twisted wire in a spiral pattern. Secured on thin wooden dowel. H 7" x Diam 3 3/8". |
| Interpretation | Fringe is from Lincoln's catafalque, displayed in the Old State Capitol building before his funeral in 1865. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | American Communities in History; Antebellum Society and the Civil War; How we learn about communities |
| Learning Standards | 16 History |
| Author or Creator | Unknown |
| Source | Transferred from Ford's Theatre NHS, Washington, D.C. |
| Subject / Keywords | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Funeral; Assassinations; Catafalque; Victorian; Custom |
| Collection Publisher | Lincoln Home National Historic Site
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| Further Information | For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | LIHO 6776 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 5314714662003_6776.jpg |
