Collection Highlights

Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier

Date:

1865

Object Number:

Z.2603

Medium:

Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding

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Object name

Bris

Date

1750-1850

Medium

Ivory, wood, leather, silk, metal

Dimensions

Overall (fan closed): 8 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. (21.6 x 2.9 x 2.9 cm) Box: 2 x 11 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 28.9 x 6.4

Description

Ivory bris

Object Number

INV.8617ab

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.