Collection Highlights
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Date:
ca. 1906
Object Number:
PR.042.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Mourning ribbons
Object Number:
INV.2874
Date:
1865
Medium:
paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 4 x in. ( 24.1 x 10.2 x 0 cm )
Inscriptions:
Below portrait: "J. M. Whittemore & Co. Publishers, Boston."
Description:
Two white paper ribbons (bookmarks) printed with the text "NATIONAL/DAY OF MOURNING/June 1st, 1865./Died April 15th, 1865./"I wish all Men to be Free." Portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a black square in the center of the ribbons, with his signature below.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
