Title

The House Divided Commemorative Medal (from The Life of Lincoln Medallic Biography Collection)

Creator

Lincoln Mint
Lloyd Ostendorf

Files

Creator Role

producer artist

Description

The medal's obverse features a design after Lloyd Ostendorf's original artwork that depicts Lincoln delivering the "House Divided" speech. On the reverse, a quotation from the speech 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

1970

Measurement

1 1/2 inches (diameter)

Materials and Techniques Display

.999 fine silver

Inscription

obverse: THE LIFE OF LINCOLN / The House Divided reverse: The House Divided / A house divided against it- / self cannot stand. I believe / this government cannot en- / dure, permanently half-slave / and half-free. / Republican State Convention / Springfield, Illinois / 18 June, 1858

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Medals; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Oratory; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Political career before 1861

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 # 3801.13

ID

3802.13

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.