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Creator Role

merchant

Description

The glass sculpture features an image of Lincoln and etched quotation. A facsimile of Lincoln's signature as well as the printed version of his name appear at the bottom in gold.

Description Source

The National Civil War Museum. https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/product/leadership-sculpture-abraham-lincoln-portrait/ (accessed September 9, 2018).

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Earliest

2001

Latest

2018

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 2000s

Measurement

3 X 5 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

glass

Inscription

at front: "With malice / toward none, with / charity for all ... / let us serve to finish / the work we are in." / Abraham Lincoln [facsimile signature] / PRESIDENT / ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Work Type

paperweight

Class

statuettes & figurines

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

7156

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.

Leadership Sculpture: Abraham Lincoln Portrait

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