This class includes artifacts made of leaves, wood and other organic materials. This class features small replica houses, profile portraits, among other interesting artifacts.
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Abraham Lincoln Construction Paper Folder
The object is a folder constructed out of blue construction paper. Its outside front cover bears Abraham Lincoln's name, while the back features a bust image of Lincoln. On the inside at the left, a paper pocket holds a newspaper clipping from the 22 November 1861 edition of the New York Tribune entitled "The Latest War News." Beneath the pocket, a sliver of wood is attached with a label that reads "Piece of White House." At the right of the folder's inside is a small black and white portrait of Lincoln that is affixed to a decorative yellow sheet of construction paper that also features a facsimile copy of Lincoln's signature. To its right, a wood sliver is attached that is labeled "Fence Rail - Indiana Home."
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Shard from Hanchett Block Tin Ceiling
The items is a shard of tin that was pulled from the ceiling of Hanchett Block, a building located in Beloit, Wisconsin. On 1 October 1859, Abraham Lincoln addressed a partisan group on the third floor of this building. The item was a gift to Frank J. Williams from Harold Holzer. Included with the item is a letter to Williams describing the item's provenance. Holzer procured the item while appearing at the Lincoln Fellowship of Wisconsin Meeting in Beloit, Wisconsin on 23 October 2004. The letter is presumably dated 11 April 2005.
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Abraham Lincoln Matchbox with Matches
The small matchbox features a blue, black, and white portrait of Abraham Lincoln glued to its front. Inside, it contains forty-five matches.
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Abraham Lincoln Collectible President Profile
Megan Hardgrave
The object is a right-facing profile of Abraham Lincoln that was based on Anthony Berger's 1964 portrait of the President. It is molded with chocolate and package in a plastic CD case that contains documentary information about the piece.
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Lincoln Log Cabin Bottle Syrup
Whetstone Ledges Farm
The object is a bottle molded into the shape of Abraham Lincoln's log cabin. It has a sealed plastic top. On one side, a gold label appears that contains product information. The bottle is filled with maple syrup.
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Carved Leaf Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
Adrian Lewis
The object is a maple leaf that features a carved portrait of Abraham Lincoln. The leaf was enclosed in a gold metal frame, but was removed for preservation. On the frame's reverse, a label with creator information was scotch taped, but was removed and kept with the item.
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Flatlander's Abe's Honest Ale Beer
Flatland er's Restaurant and Brewery
The glass beer bottle features a brown-hued label. On the label, a color image of Abraham Lincoln holding a beer and standing in front of a log cabin appears. The back of the label contains information regarding the beer and a government warning. A smaller label appears at the bottle's neck. It has the same label image and text with additional documentary information about the beer appearing to the image's left and right. The bottle is sealed with a black cap and contains beer.
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Lath from Tinsley Building
Piece of original wood lath from the Tinsley Building located at Sixth and Adams Street, Springfield Illinois. This building served as Abraham Lincoln's law office from 1843 to 1847. This lath was acquired during the restoration of the building in 1968.
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Piece of Chestnut Fence Rail
The object is a small piece of wood that was once a part of a chestnut fence rail that was carried by Henry R. Hall in a Wide Awakes torchlight procession during Abraham Lincoln's 1860 campaign in Cairo, Illinois. The wood piece is attached to a sheet of paper that also bears two other pieces of paper containing provenance information. The first is signed by E. K. [Banks?] and the second is signed by R. Gerald McMurtry.
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Abraham Lincoln and His Last Resting Place
Herbert Wells Fay
The object is a leaflet published for distribution at the National Lincoln Monument in Springfield, Illinois. Inside the leaflet is a piece of wood from Lincoln's Springfield Home and three oak leaves from a tree located at Lincoln's Tomb. The leaflet is enclosed in a red folder.
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Ostrich Plume which Belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln
The object is a black ostrich plume. According to its accompanying documentary information, it was once owned by Mary Todd Lincoln while she was a patient at Bellevue Place Sanitarium at Batavia, Illinois in 1875. A black and white portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln also accompanies the object.
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Abraham Lincoln Construction Paper Folder
The object is a folder constructed out of blue construction paper. Its outside front cover bears Abraham Lincoln's name, while the back features a bust image of Lincoln. On the inside at the left, a paper pocket holds a newspaper clipping from the 22 November 1861 edition of the New York Tribune entitled "The Latest War News." Beneath the pocket, a sliver of wood is attached with a label that reads "Piece of White House." At the right of the folder's inside is a small black and white portrait of Lincoln that is affixed to a decorative yellow sheet of construction paper that also features a facsimile copy of Lincoln's signature. To its right, a wood sliver is attached that is labeled "Fence Rail - Indiana Home."
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Shard from Hanchett Block Tin Ceiling
The items is a shard of tin that was pulled from the ceiling of Hanchett Block, a building located in Beloit, Wisconsin. On 1 October 1859, Abraham Lincoln addressed a partisan group on the third floor of this building. The item was a gift to Frank J. Williams from Harold Holzer. Included with the item is a letter to Williams describing the item's provenance. Holzer procured the item while appearing at the Lincoln Fellowship of Wisconsin Meeting in Beloit, Wisconsin on 23 October 2004. The letter is presumably dated 11 April 2005.
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Abraham Lincoln Matchbox with Matches
The small matchbox features a blue, black, and white portrait of Abraham Lincoln glued to its front. Inside, it contains forty-five matches.
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Abraham Lincoln Collectible President Profile
Megan Hardgrave
The object is a right-facing profile of Abraham Lincoln that was based on Anthony Berger's 1964 portrait of the President. It is molded with chocolate and package in a plastic CD case that contains documentary information about the piece.
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Lincoln Log Cabin Bottle Syrup
Whetstone Ledges Farm
The object is a bottle molded into the shape of Abraham Lincoln's log cabin. It has a sealed plastic top. On one side, a gold label appears that contains product information. The bottle is filled with maple syrup.
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Flatlander's Abe's Honest Ale Beer
Flatland er's Restaurant and Brewery
The glass beer bottle features a brown-hued label. On the label, a color image of Abraham Lincoln holding a beer and standing in front of a log cabin appears. The back of the label contains information regarding the beer and a government warning. A smaller label appears at the bottle's neck. It has the same label image and text with additional documentary information about the beer appearing to the image's left and right. The bottle is sealed with a black cap and contains beer.
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Carved Leaf Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
Adrian Lewis
The object is a maple leaf that features a carved portrait of Abraham Lincoln. The leaf was enclosed in a gold metal frame, but was removed for preservation. On the frame's reverse, a label with creator information was scotch taped, but was removed and kept with the item.
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Lath from Tinsley Building
Piece of original wood lath from the Tinsley Building located at Sixth and Adams Street, Springfield Illinois. This building served as Abraham Lincoln's law office from 1843 to 1847. This lath was acquired during the restoration of the building in 1968.
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Piece of Chestnut Fence Rail
The object is a small piece of wood that was once a part of a chestnut fence rail that was carried by Henry R. Hall in a Wide Awakes torchlight procession during Abraham Lincoln's 1860 campaign in Cairo, Illinois. The wood piece is attached to a sheet of paper that also bears two other pieces of paper containing provenance information. The first is signed by E. K. [Banks?] and the second is signed by R. Gerald McMurtry.
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Ostrich Plume which Belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln
The object is a black ostrich plume. According to its accompanying documentary information, it was once owned by Mary Todd Lincoln while she was a patient at Bellevue Place Sanitarium at Batavia, Illinois in 1875. A black and white portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln also accompanies the object.
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Abraham Lincoln and His Last Resting Place
Herbert Wells Fay
The object is a leaflet published for distribution at the National Lincoln Monument in Springfield, Illinois. Inside the leaflet is a piece of wood from Lincoln's Springfield Home and three oak leaves from a tree located at Lincoln's Tomb. The leaflet is enclosed in a red folder.