Collection Highlights
Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
Date:
ca. 1845
Object Number:
PR.012.2.885
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Memorial token
Object Number:
INV.3636
Date:
1865
Medium:
White metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
White metal circular token with hole at top; obverse with image of an urn beneath a weeping willow, "A SIGN, THE ABSENT CLAIM, THE DEAD, A TEAR."; reverse, "ABM. LINCOLN PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. / DIED, APRIL 15, 1865 BY THE HANDS OF A REBEL ASSASSIN."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
