Title

USS Abraham Lincoln Patch

Creator

Files

Description

The round patch is a commemorative item featuring the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), an United States Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. The patch appears in hues of brown, yellow, gray, blue, black, and gray. At its center, an embroidered image of the USS Abraham Lincoln layered on top of a right-facing profile of Abraham Lincoln is depicted. Two wheat stalks flank each side of the image.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

4 1/4 inches (diameter)

Materials and Techniques Display

embroidery

Inscription

recto: SHALL NOT PERISH / USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Subjects

Abraham Lincoln (Aircraft carrier); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Work Type

embroidery (visual work)

Class

textiles

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.

ID

7061

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.