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Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 93

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 95

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 96

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 97

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 105

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 106

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 68

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 75

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 78

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President Lincoln's Funeral March

The Martyred Patriot Grand Funeral March

Sleigh bed, owned by Abraham Lincoln

Blanket Chest, associated with Abraham Lincoln

Chest of drawers, belonging to Mary Todd Lincoln

Candelabrum, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Loveseat, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Sofa belonging to the Abraham Lincoln family

Dining chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Rocking chair, belonging to the Lincoln Family

Easy chair, typical during mid-19th century

Relish dish, belonging to the Lincoln Family

President Gerald R. Ford Speaking at the Lincoln Home

Postcard showing the Lincoln Home (north view)

Newspaper, recovered from Lincoln Home

Spittoon, typical of earthenware ceramics available to Abraham Lincoln in midwestern Illinois

Flower stand, belonging to Lincoln Family

Latch assembly, believed to have been installed by Abraham Lincoln, circa 1849

Bust of poet Robert Burns

Presidential Box where Lincoln was shot, Ford's Theater

Framed print of religious subject

The room where Lincoln died

Print of the Lincoln Family in the White House

Photographic print of the Lincoln Home made from glass plate negative

Commemorative Coin, depicting Lincoln and slogans

Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth's boot

Watercolor Print from Early to Middle Victorian Springfield, IL

Bed Steps, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Shawl, belonging to Mary Todd Lincoln

Wood stove, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 93
Image | 1865 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph made by H. F. Warren of Waltham, Massachusetts, at the White House on March 6, 1865.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 95
Image | 1865 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph made by Alexander Gardner on April 10, 1865, with the second son Thomas (Tad).
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 96
Image | 1865 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph made by Alexander Gardner on April 10, 1865, similar to Number 95, with a screen, showing the unfinished Washington Monument and the Potomac River, used as a background.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 97
Image | 1865 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph made by Alexander Gardner on April 10, 1865. The President is holding his glasses in his right hand.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 105
Image | 1863 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph made by Alexander Gardner on August 9, 1863.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 106
Image | 1864 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)the legs at Mr. Lincoln's right are my own."
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 68
Image | 1861 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph by Mathew B. Brady made in Washington on February 23, 1861, the day the President-elect arrived for the inauguration. The original glass negative, different from Number 118, is in the Meserve Collection.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 75
Image | 1863 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph by Mathew B. Brady believed to have been made in 1863.
Meserve Lincoln Photograph No. 78
Image | 1863 | Frederick Hill Meserve Selected Photographs (Digitized Content)A photograph by Mathew B. Brady believed to have been made in 1863.
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Image | 2001 | College of Fine and Applied Arts: Teaching CollectionImage view: General view
President Lincoln's Funeral March
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1865 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A music score entitled "President Lincoln's Funeral March" by E. Mack "respectfully dedicated to the people of the United States" and published by Lee & Walker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1865.
The Martyred Patriot Grand Funeral March
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1865 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A music score entitled "The Martyred Patriot Grand Funeral March" by James W. Porter at "the reception of the remains of our Beloved President Abraham Lincoln" on April 22, 1865. This score was published by J. Marsh in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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".
Blanket Chest, associated with Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Medium sized blanket chest on legs. Bun and peg feet, turned legs. Bottom section of chest contains one drawer with two mushroom knobs. Lid of chest is rounded, black paint outlining on chest, top chest utilizes dovetail joints and sides. L 37" x H 33" x W 19".
Chest of drawers, belonging to Mary Todd Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Classic Empire-style chest of drawers. Square feet, four drawers, with wooden knobs. Top drawer overhangs lower drawers. Two modified bun-shaped turning just below overhang on either side, on casters. L 43" x H 40 1/2" x W 19".
Candelabrum, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Single-stick girandole candelabra, with marble base, turned bronze pedestal support, branched stem. cast-bronze priece with flowers and pair of turtle dove designs. Pedestal has remnants of burnished design. Triangular star/ snowflake cut glass prisms hang from cast bronze round. In set with LIHO 151 and 152. H 16 1/2" x L 5" x W 5".
Loveseat, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Small mahogany sofa or loveseat, black horsehair upholstery, serpentine rail with carved rose and open Molding. Legs and seat rail have carvings as well. Legs have carved petals, and center has fruit-like carving (pineapple?). Thin arms, top rail ends with scrolls, sofa seat wedge-shaped, arms curve into back. L 66" x H 19" x D 20".
Sofa belonging to the Abraham Lincoln family
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Rococo-revival style (ornately carved furniture popular in the mid 1800s) upholstered sofa that belonged to the Abraham Lincoln family. Sofa is covered in black horsehair (modern but based on original material). The wood frame is made from mahogany. It is 82 1/2" long, 38 1/4" tall, and 20" deep.
Dining chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Empire-style gondola chair. Side stiles and crest rail are joined to appear as one sweeping piece, bottom edge of crest rail cut out to form scrolls. Splat is vase-shaped - no shoe where joined to seat rail. Serpentine front seat rail with protruding convex molding on bottom edge, front cabriole legs perpendicular to rail. Back-curved saber legs angle out from body. Slip sea...
Rocking chair, belonging to the Lincoln Family
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Small black horsehair-upholstered rocking chair. Very low arms from front seat rail at seat height, running back rising to little knobs at elbow height. Bottom rim on front seat rail. Front legs modified cabriolet, back bowed rockers curve down at back and are cut off at front. H 32 3/4" x W 20" x D 17".
Easy chair, typical during mid-19th century
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Large ballon-back upholstered easy chair or armchair. Front legs on casters, leg and arm finger-carved, knee and back also finger-carved. Top of arm upholstered, back seat and arms upholstered in black horsehair w/ upholstery tacks. Modified shield-shaped seat. H 40" x W 23" x D 21".
Relish dish, belonging to the Lincoln Family
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Oval pressed ornate glass dish. Hobnail pattern on bottom. Clear bottom side part, flares to hobnail, top side has scalloped edge. L 8 1/2" x W 5 3/4".
President Gerald R. Ford Speaking at the Lincoln Home
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Photo of President Gerald R. Ford, waving, in front of the Lincoln Home, March 1976. Ford stands behind a podium, posted before the Front (west) entrance to the Lincoln Home.
Postcard showing the Lincoln Home (north view)
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Postcard showing the Lincoln Home, looking north.
Newspaper, recovered from Lincoln Home
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Illinois State Journal/Springfield September 6, 1855 Vol. VIII. No. 70 The top part of the right four columns can be seen. These include the following headings: an 1855 calendar, "Springfield Marine and Fire Insurance Co.", "Business Notices", and "Miscellaneous." L 9 1/2" x W 10 3/4".
Spittoon, typical of earthenware ceramics available to Abraham Lincoln in midwestern Illinois
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Basic circular shape spittoon, with 12 ribs, pinched waist around outside, top sloped downward and into round opening 6.5 cm in diameter. Finish is Bennington-style, brown, gold, and cream speckled. Drain opening near top rim, some crazing, chips of finish out of rim. Diam. 14 1/4" x H 6 5/8".
Flower stand, belonging to Lincoln Family
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Oak flower stand with applied carving of lion's head on front panel. H 35 1/4" x W 14 1/2" x D 15 1/4".
Latch assembly, believed to have been installed by Abraham Lincoln, circa 1849
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Shutter blind sill keeper for double latching shutter locks. J-shaped iron with one screw hole opposite lip end. Upper lip end forms a tooth-like protrusion in center bottom, top. The assembly has lost most of its original light brown paint. Rust spots bottom, top. Lip has speckles of light brown paint. L 1 3/8" x W 7/8" x D 3/16".
Bust of poet Robert Burns
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)wavy hair, combed forward. Marked "Burns, mark C 107". H 8".
Presidential Box where Lincoln was shot, Ford's Theater
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Presidential Box at Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C. looks much the same today as it did on the night of April 14, 1865, when John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
Framed print of religious subject
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)woman sitting next to him with arm around his shoulder. Man wears black clothing, woman wears blue dress with white shawl. H 14" x W 10"
The room where Lincoln died
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The Petersen rooming house was across the street from Ford’s Theater. Lincoln was carried there after he was shot. He lived through the night and died early the next morning.
Print of the Lincoln Family in the White House
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)President Lincoln and Family Circle. Tinted portrait of Abraham and Mary Lincoln with their three sons in the White House. Classical decorations with views of water and US Capitol Building out the windows. Green center table. L-R, Robert in military uniform, Mary in orange dress with flowers in hair, Tad in blue uniform. Willie and Mr. Lincoln in black, Willie reads a book. ...
Photographic print of the Lincoln Home made from glass plate negative
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Black and white photograph of the Lincoln Home made from glass plate negative. Photo showing on man and two children standing at south corner of house, and one person sitting on steps. Photograph is oval mounted on rectangular paper backing. Gold rings surround picture. "D.C. Pratt Photographic Artist, Aurora, Illinois" embossed on back. Photo probably taken from a neighbor'...
Commemorative Coin, depicting Lincoln and slogans
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Copper coin showing Abraham Lincoln and slogans. Profile of Lincoln, beardless, facing right, inscriptions around rim. Back has laurel wreath around slogan & inscriptions along rim, on bottom is engraver's name. Obverse: "Abraham Lincoln Born Feb.12.1809" Reverse: "Republican Candidate 1860/No More/Slave/Territory" Diam 1 1/4" x D 1/16".
Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth's boot
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)John Wilkes Booth was wearing this boot the night that he shot Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington D. C. After shooting Lincoln and stabbing Major Rathbone, Booth leapt from the Presidential Box. Catching his foot on bunting draped on the front of the Presidential Box, he fell to the stage, breaking his left foot. The boot is on exhibit at the Ford’s Theater Muse...
Watercolor Print from Early to Middle Victorian Springfield, IL
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)each flower is numbered. In plain oval frame. H 10" x W 8".
Bed Steps, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Wooden steps. Two-steps, solid sides, open back with one dovetailed rail near bottom. H 10 1/2" x L 9 1/2" x D 9 1/2".
Shawl, belonging to Mary Todd Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Crocheted white wool shawl. Very large, rectangular with rounded corners, scalloped edges, ribbon run through before border. Very soft wool. L 83" W 72".
Wood stove, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Royal Oak iron cook stove on four cabriole legs. Had rounded apron front. Stove curves in toward back. Bent stove pipe. Molded rims, leaf and rosette molding on doors. L 40" H 27" W 31".