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
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Joseph Goldsborough Bruff and engraved by Dempsey & O'Toole, probably in Washington, D.C.
Collection Title
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
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