Music Sheet, "Abraham Lincoln's Funeral March," 1865
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Artifact Overview
Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 15, 1865 plunged Americans into deep mourning. This sheet music's somber composition and illustrated cover helped people to understand the tragic event. Printed in Detroit, it may have been used during that city's public mourning ceremony held April 25, 1865. The artist added a border depicting black cloth-draped U.S. flags and laurel leaves in the shape of a wreath around Lincoln's head.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Sheet music
Date Made
1865
Subject Date
1865
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Music composed by W. J. Robjohn. Lithography by Calvert & Co., Detroit, Michigan; published by J. Henry Whittemore, Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.93.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 14 in
Width: 10.75 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front at top center:
ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S / FUNERAL MARCH, / Dedicated to the / PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES /
Printed center bottom of front page cover:
Composed by / W. J. ROBJOHN. / Detroit / Published by J. Henry Whittemore / Calvert & Co. Lith. Detroit / Entered according to Act of Congress AD.1865 by J. Henry Whittemore in the Clerks Office of the District Court of Michigan of the United States, for the District of Michigan
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