Associated person:

Lincoln, Mary Todd  Search this

Physical Description:

gold (overall material)

satin (inside material)

blue (inside color)

Measurements:

overall: 2 3/4 in x 3 1/4 in; 6.985 cm x 8.255 cm

overall with chain: 7 in; 17.78 cm

Object Name:

case, vanity

purse

Date made:

1863

Associated date:

1863

Description:

Mary Lincoln's gold evening purse, 1863. Her name and the year were engraved inside the ring.

Gift of Lincoln Isham, great-grandson of Abraham Lincoln, 1958

Related Publication:

Rubenstein, Harry R.. Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life

Credit Line:

Lincoln Isham

ID Number:

PL.278039.02

Catalog number:

278039.02

Accession number:

278039

See more items in:

Political and Military History: Political History, White House/First Ladies Collection

Government, Politics, and Reform

Clothing & Accessories

Selections from the Abraham Lincoln Collection

Exhibition:

First Ladies

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-3673-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_515322