Collection Highlights
The Assassination of President Lincoln, at Ford's Theater, Washington D.C. April 14th 1865
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.60
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scarf: Gettysburg Address
Object Number:
1941.635
Date:
1941
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 x 25 1/4 in. ( 61 x 64.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: on border, twice: "GETTYSBURG ADDRESS/ NOVEMBER - 19 -1863"
printed: in corners: "LINCOLN MEMORIAL,/ WASHINGTON D.C./ LINCOLN'S BIRTHPLACE/ FEBRUARY 12,/ 1809"
printed: in center: "FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS/ AGO OUR FATHERS BROUGHT FORTH/ ON T
Description:
Rayon printed kerchief with the Gettysburg Address, written by Abraham Lincoln, with an outline of a map of the U.S.; in two opposite corners are images of the Lincoln Memorial and Lincoln's birthplace; printed in red and blue ink on a white ground; inner red border, outer blue border.
Gallery Label:
The original cartoon for this kerchief is also held by the Society.
Credit Line:
Gift of Echo Scarfs
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
