Invitation to the Lincoln and Johnson National Inauguration Ball, 1865

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Invitation

Date Made

1865

Subject Date

06 March 1865

Creator Notes

Designed by Joseph Goldsborough Bruff and engraved by Dempsey & O'Toole, probably in Washington, D.C.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

39.61.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Clinton Elder [NEED TO CHECK C.L.]

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Engraving (Printing process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.5 in
Width: 7.5 in

Inscriptions

Printed at top: National Inauguration Ball./ MARCH 4TH, 1865 Printed under Lincoln portrait: PRESIDENT OF THE U.S./ ABRAHAM LINCOLN Printed under Johnson portrait: VICE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S./ ANDREW JOHNSON Printed under portraits: The Honor Of / [handwritten:] Mrs. A. Carter Wilder's / [printed:] Company is requested... Printed on banner in image: E PLURIBUS UNUM/ WE ARE ONE AND INDISSOLUBLE Printed on bottom step in image: 1777-83 Printed on middle step in image: 1812-15 Printed on top step in image: 1861-65
Invitation to the Lincoln and Johnson National Inauguration Ball, 1865