Title
Ostrich Plume which Belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln
Files
Description
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.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1875
Measurement
12 inches (approximately)
Materials and Techniques Display
feather (animal components)
Subjects
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
Work Type
feather (animal components)
Class
organic materials
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
Found in envelope with item #s 8263 and 8264.
ID
8265
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.