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Trim 1, from Lincoln's catafalque

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Title
Trim 1, from Lincoln's catafalque
Coverage-Year
1865
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
  • How we learn about communities
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards
16 History
Resource Type
Still image
Source
Transferred from Ford's Theatre NHS, Washington, D.C.
Coverage-Spatial
Mid-Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Custom  
  • Victorian  
  • Catafalque  
  • Assassinations  
  • Funeral  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
LIHO 6776
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleTrim 1, from Lincoln's catafalque
Coverage-Year1865
DescriptionSilver 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".
InterpretationFringe is from Lincoln's catafalque, displayed in the Old State Capitol building before his funeral in 1865.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How we learn about communities
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards16 History
Resource TypeStill image
SourceTransferred from Ford's Theatre NHS, Washington, D.C.
Coverage-SpatialMid-Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Custom  
  • Victorian  
  • Catafalque  
  • Assassinations  
  • Funeral  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource IdentifierLIHO 6776
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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