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Albumen engraved portrait of Abraham Lincoln. ## x ## in. Housed in period brooch. Brooch reverse features four miniature albumen portraits, each approx. ## x ## in., of General Ulysses S. Grant, General William Tecumseh Sherman, Vice Admiral David Farragut, and General Philip Sheridan. Original pin and clasp. Overall ## x ## in.
One of the most impressive Lincoln brooches we have encountered. The obverse features an albumen engraving of President Lincoln. The reverse features four prominent heroes of the Civil War: Grant, Sherman, Farragut, and Sheridan.
Possibly produced as a mourning brooch in the wake of Lincoln's assassination.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Abraham Lincoln, Funeralia, Assassination, John Wilkes Booth, Ephemera, Historic Photography, Early Photography, Albumens, CDVs, Carte de Visite, Cartes de Visite]
One of the most impressive Lincoln brooches we have encountered. The obverse features an albumen engraving of President Lincoln. The reverse features four prominent heroes of the Civil War: Grant, Sherman, Farragut, and Sheridan.
Possibly produced as a mourning brooch in the wake of Lincoln's assassination.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Abraham Lincoln, Funeralia, Assassination, John Wilkes Booth, Ephemera, Historic Photography, Early Photography, Albumens, CDVs, Carte de Visite, Cartes de Visite]
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Lincoln & Generals Albumen Brooch
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Civil War & African American History: Sherman
Columbus, OH, USA
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