Title

Marriage to Mary Todd 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's marriage ceremony to Mary Todd Lincoln. On the reverse, a short biographical sketch regarding his failed reelection and marriage to Mary 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 / Marriage to Mary Todd reverse: Marriage to Mary Todd / After 1840 declined re-election / for legislature. On Harrison / electoral ticket, 1840; on that / of Clay in 1844. In November, / 1842, was married to Mary, / daughter of Robert S. / Todd of Lexington.

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Family; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Medals; Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882

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 # 3801.10

ID

3802.1

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.