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Watercolor print, from Early to Middle Victorian Springfield, IL

Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Jesse K. Dubois

Wall mirror, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Desk, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Plaque, depicting Abraham Lincoln

Wall mirror, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Commemorative plate of Lincoln Home exterior

Commemorative ribbon, originally used on Lincoln's catafalque during his funeral at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, IL

Book, "Acts and Resolutions Passed at the First Session of the Thirtieth Congress of the United States" (used by Abraham Lincoln during his service as a Representative to the 30th Congress)

Roofing shingle, believed to have been installed on the roof of the Lincoln Home

Tablecloth, possibly used by Lincoln family

Calling Card, left by Abraham Lincoln at the home of Obediah Lewis

Trim 3, from Lincoln's catafalque

Marriage certificate, from the wedding of E.S. Barnes and Caroline Inslee

Shadow box, Antebellum keepsake

Dry sink from Early Victorian Springfield, IL

Drawing of the Front Parlor of the Lincoln Home

Dinner Plate, belonging to the Lincoln Family

Framed print of Daniel Webster

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 20

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 21

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 26

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 28

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 31

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 34

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 38

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 44

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 45

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 48

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 88

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 98

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 100

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 102

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 73

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 74

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 16

We'll fight for Uncle Abe

Letter from George M. Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, April 21, 1865

Sleigh bed, owned by Abraham Lincoln

Dessert dish, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Watercolor print, from Early to Middle Victorian Springfield, IL
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Watercolor print of yellow morning glories with three open flowers, one closed bud, and green foliage. In lower right side of print is pencil drawing of two flowers. In plain oval frame. H 10" x W 8".
Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Jesse K. Dubois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Jesse K. Dubois, one of Lincoln's neighbors in Springfield, concerning the presidential election. DuBois served with Lincoln as Whig in the Illinois General Assembly, and in 1865, Lincoln recommended DuBois for Illinois State Auditor, a position he held for eight years. This letter was given to the University of Illinois as a gift of Leonora H...
Wall mirror, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Small oval mirror, mounted on open carved back with two small shelves on either side, supported by open carved bracket. One shelf larger, with top that opens for storage space, supported by open-carved bracket beneath. H 27" x W 13".
Desk, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Dark stained pine desk. Two rows of open cubbyholes above desk lid. Lid has hinges and lifts up. Slant-top lid and writing area. Very plain, crude craftsmanship. H 74 13/16" x W 11 1/4" x L 26".
Plaque, depicting Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Bronze relief plaque of Abraham Lincoln attatched to wood panel. Lincoln penny is embedded in lower right hand corner of wood panel. Card tacked to back of panel gives information on the artist and the work. One of three cast from the original plaster mold. Relief is L 30" x W 22".
Wall mirror, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Rectangular gilt gesso on wood molding frame mirror. Top outer edge is bevelled away from mirror, 1/2" wide, remainder of mirror slopes inward. One incised line 1/2" from outer ridge. 1" wide molding bevel cut to mirror outer ridge is closest to glass. Back of frame is flat with wide incised line 1 1/2" from outer edge. Mirror held in place by glued blocks and backed with se...
Commemorative plate of Lincoln Home exterior
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)and inscription "Imported for/Lincoln Souvenir & Gift Shop/Springfield, IL." H 2 Diam 25 cm.
Commemorative ribbon, originally used on Lincoln's catafalque during his funeral at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, IL
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)White silk grosgrain ribbon. Extremely fragile, rapidly disintegrating. L 21 1/2" x W 2 3/4".
Book, "Acts and Resolutions Passed at the First Session of the Thirtieth Congress of the United States" (used by Abraham Lincoln during his service as a Representative to the 30th Congress)
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Acts and Resolutions Passed at the First Session of the Thirtieth Congress of the United States. Printed by Ritchie and Hess, printers, Washington. Published in 1848. Paper bound. Front cover missing, first pages darkly discolored and fragile. Four signatures, all "A. Lincoln", on front page, following page at top, on binding, and back. L 8 5/8" x W 5 1/2" x D 1".
Roofing shingle, believed to have been installed on the roof of the Lincoln Home
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Roofing shingle made from milled wood. Distinct grain on wide part, weathered to almost black color. Found during 1987-1988 restoration. L 5 11/16" x W 1 1/8" x D 1/4".
Tablecloth, possibly used by Lincoln family
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)White cotton tablecloth with fern pattern motif woven into fabric. Some staining, tears, fraying.
Calling Card, left by Abraham Lincoln at the home of Obediah Lewis
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)back has glue spots in corners. In script: "A. Lincoln". Discoloration from glue, upper left corner torn off, upper right corner creased/torn.
Trim 3, from Lincoln's catafalque
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Black wool fringe. Cord is looped and sewn together to form tape. First continues to form tassels before next loop of tape. Tassels made by cord, twisting back on self. Additional, thinner, cord sewn diagonal across front of tape in long and short sections in pattern. Excellent condition. L 20" x W 6 1/16".
Marriage certificate, from the wedding of E.S. Barnes and Caroline Inslee
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Yellowed marriage certificate for the wedding of E.S. Barnes and Caroline Inslee on November 24, 1842, in Springfield. The certificate is signed by N.W. Matheny. Note below printed area in ink: "Solemnized by me on the/day and date above written/Charles Dresser." Marked on back: "E.S. Barnes & Caroline S. Inslee No. 2802." L 7 3/4" x W 6".
Shadow box, Antebellum keepsake
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Deep oval shadow box, containing flower arrangement made from human hair. Rectangular box is set into oval frame, with small gilt band with carving and high-molded ridge in center. Frame and outside of box painted black, back unfinished, inside of box lined with yellow material. Part of the flower arrangement is crocheted, and the rest is plain hair. L 15" x H 4" x W 13".
Dry sink from Early Victorian Springfield, IL
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Zinc-lined dry sink washstand. Bracket feet, bottom divided into panelled cupboard and two drawers, one false, one real, and side-by-side on top of cubboard. Interior has one section deeper than other. Hinged top folds down. L 30" x H 30 1/2" x W 17".
Drawing of the Front Parlor of the Lincoln Home
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Drawing of the Front Parlor of the Lincoln Home, facing west, as it appeared in late 1860 or early 1861. Published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on March 9, 1861.
Dinner Plate, belonging to the Lincoln Family
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)China dinner plate. In center is hand-painted small floral bouquet. On rim, at horizontal compass points is red flower sprigg. Diam. 9 1/2".
Framed print of Daniel Webster
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Deep rectangular wooden frame, identical to LIHO 325. Contains picture of Daniel Webster. He wears a dark suit and bow tie with a high-collared shirt. He has deep-set eyes and heavy eyebrows. L 15" x W 13 1/2".
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 20
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 21
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 26
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 28
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 31
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 34
Image | 1861 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 38
Image | 1862 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 44
Image | 1862 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 45
Image | 1862 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 48
Image | 1862 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 88
Image | 1863 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 98
Image | 1865 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 100
Image | 1865 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 102
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 73
Image | 1863 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 74
Image | 1863 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 16
Image | 1860 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)
We'll fight for Uncle Abe
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1863 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A music score entitled "We'll fight for Uncle Abe: Plantation Song and Chorus" composed by Fred Buckley and words written by C. E. Pratt. This song "sung with great success by C. Pettengill, at the concerts of the Buckley Serenaders." The score was published by Oliver Diston & Co. in Boston, Massachusetts in 1863.
Letter from George M. Harkey to Sophronia McNitt, April 21, 1865
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1865 | McNitt Family Papers (Digitized Content)A letter to Sophronia McNitt from George M. Harkey, a Union soldier in the 126th Illinois Infantry. Harkey wrote about the end of the war and his reaction to the assassionation of Abraham Lincoln. He also spoke about his religious faith and hopes to return home.
Sleigh bed, owned by Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Mahogany sleigh bed. Top rail of headboards rolled, incised carving at sides, panel effect for posts. Side rails paneled, with rolled plain carved top at ends. Incised carved modified bulb feet, on casters. Bed very plain, overall. L 78" x H 44 1/2" x W 60".
Dessert dish, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Leaf-shape ironstone dish. Leaf has 11 lopes. Bottom turns back at both sides, forming handles. Impressed into underside: "J. Clementson" at top of circle. Inner circle reads "Ironstone China." Of English design/manufacture. L 9 3/8 x W 6 3/4".

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