Abraham Lincoln mourning badge

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Titles Abraham Lincoln mourning badge
Description Mourning badge featuring a small tintype photo of Abraham Lincoln suspended from a black ribbon with a brass star at the top. Circa 1865.
Quantity 1 item
Format Content Category: artifacts
Measurements 3 1/8 inches height
3/4 inch width
Nomenclature commemorative
Materials brass (alloy)
tin
metal
ribbon
Subjects Lincoln, Abraham
Used by: Leduc family
Used in: Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States
Rites of passage
Used in: United States
Badges, Buttons & Medals. Personalities & Celebrities
Manners & Customs. Death
Dates Creation: 1865
Holding Type 3D Objects
Identifiers 6062.53.1 (Accession Number)

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