Stevengraph Bookmark, "The Late, Lamented President Lincoln," 1865
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In 1865, Thomas Stevens created this woven silk bookmark to memorialize the recently assassinated American president. Admirers of President Lincoln collected materials such as this as a way to remember their martyred hero. A quote from Lincoln appears at the top, "I have said nothing but what I am willing to live by and, if it be the pleasure of Almighty God, to die by."
In 1865, Thomas Stevens created this woven silk bookmark to memorialize the recently assassinated American president. Admirers of President Lincoln collected materials such as this as a way to remember their martyred hero. A quote from Lincoln appears at the top, "I have said nothing but what I am willing to live by and, if it be the pleasure of Almighty God, to die by."
Artifact
Bookmark
Date Made
1865
Subject Date
14 April 1865
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
45.67.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Kathryn Volkman.
Material
Silk (Textile)
Technique
Jacquard weaving
Color
Black (Color)
Blue
Red
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 12 in
Width: 2.25 in
Inscriptions
at top: ASSASSINATED AT WASHINGTON/ 14 APRIL 1865 I HAVE SAID NOTHING BUT WHAT I AM/ WILLING TO LIVE BY AND IF IT BE THE/ PLEASURE OF ALMIGHTY GOD, TO DIE BY / A. LINCOLN at bottom: THE LATE/ Lamented / President / Lincoln
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