Collection Highlights
I Knew Him Horatio
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.Horatio
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plaque:relief of Lincoln, Gettysburg address...
Object Number:
INV.14354
Date:
1880-1930
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 3/4 x 28 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 55.2 x 73 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO OUR FATHERS BROUGHT / FORTH ON THIS CONTINENT . . . [ETC.]"
incised: on obverse, at lower right: "Abraham Lincoln"
stamped: on obverse, at lower right: "THE GORHAM CO NEW YORK, N.Y."
Description:
Rectangular bronze plaque with text of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address in raised lettering; separately cast circular medallion with profile bust of Lincoln in upper left corner; upper edge with molded cornice; four holes (one in each corner) for mounting.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
