Raynors HCA 2014-11
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/6/2014
c. 1876 original woven silk portrait of Abraham Lincoln, measures a large 9.25" x 7" being made of golden-brown thread upon a light golden-tan silk field. Whole and solid with a clean, somber yet impressive central design, having some minor soiling and a couple of spots at the lower right outer margin. A large central Portrait image of Abe Lincoln with a spread wings Heraldic American Eagle with shield and wreath of sprigs below. This large handsome Lincoln Silk Memorial likely produced made for the 1876 American Centennial. This type illustrated in the Smithsonian's reference book "THREADS OF HISTORY" Number 406, page 196. Very good condition.
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