Mrs. Lincoln in mourning after Willie's death

GLC05111.02.0060

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GLC#
GLC05111.02.0060-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1862/02 ca.
Title
Mrs. Lincoln in mourning after Willie's death
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 carte de visite Height: 10 cm, Width: 6.1 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Mary Lincoln wears a simple black dress and a cumbersome looking headpiece. Cuffs and flowers in her bonnet have been hand-colored. Graphite inscription on recto "Mrs. Lincoln." Ink inscription on verse "Mrs. Mary A. Lincoln."

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