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Creator Role
producer artist
Description
The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts the Lincoln family in front of their log cabin in Kentucky. On the reverse, a short biographical sketch regarding Lincoln's birth appears. A laurel wreath borders the lower half of the medal. The medal is mounted in a leather slipcase album, which is Volume II of a two-volume set. (Volume I is a short work entitled Abraham Lincoln: An Autobiographical Narrative, written and edited by Ralph Geoffrey Newman.)
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1970
Measurement
1 1/2 inches (diameter)
Materials and Techniques Display
.999 pure silver
Inscription
obverse: THE LIFE OF LINCOLN / Kentucky Birth reverse: Kentucky Birth/ I was born February 12, / 1809, in Hardin County, / Kentucky. My Parents / were both born in Vir- / ginia, of undistinguish- / ed families. My mother / was of a family of the / name of Hanks.
Subjects
Hodgenville (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Birthplace; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Childhood and youth; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Medals
Work Type
commemorative medal
Class
coins & medals
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Related Source
See item # 3802.1
ID
3801.1
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.