Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by F. P. Whiting American, born 1840

Dateprobably 1865

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper in mat

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 1/4 x 8 15/16in. (31.1 x 22.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 15/16 x 12 1/4in. (40.5 x 31.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA bust-length portrait of a bearded man wearing a coat, vest, shirt, and necktie is surrounded by a large funeral wreath. The wreath is made of black and white twisted cloth, with red, white, and blue ribbons wrapped around it. Streamers on the bottom read: "JUSTICE, LIBERTY EQUALITY". Laurel leaves are at the top and bottom. At the top is a dove holding an olive branch in its beak.

Object number1950.202.67

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "ABRAHAM LINCOLN. / SIXTEENTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. / Born February 12. 1809. Died April 15. 1865. / 445."

On verso, upper left, in red pencil, "878". In pencil, lower left, "S. St. J. Morgan"; lower right, "11 x 14" "Dwr 56" "4.00" "1 1/2 maple" accession number.

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