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- Abraham Lincoln Wedgwood Plate, circa 1906 - This souvenir pictorial plate was made as a Christmas 1906 premium for the Springfield, Illinois merchant, R.N. Herndon. Herndon's retailed mostly women's and children's clothing, specializing in gloves from 1866 to 1978. Collected by the Museum in 1931, the plate was one of the earliest Lincoln souvenirs - illustrating Augustus Saint Gaudens' Standing Lincoln sculpture and the Lincoln Home and Monument.
- circa 1906
- Collections - Artifact
Abraham Lincoln Wedgwood Plate, circa 1906
This souvenir pictorial plate was made as a Christmas 1906 premium for the Springfield, Illinois merchant, R.N. Herndon. Herndon's retailed mostly women's and children's clothing, specializing in gloves from 1866 to 1978. Collected by the Museum in 1931, the plate was one of the earliest Lincoln souvenirs - illustrating Augustus Saint Gaudens' Standing Lincoln sculpture and the Lincoln Home and Monument.