Lot of 13, Including 12 Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln-related CDVs plus a memorial souvenir image. CDV portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln. M.B.Brady: Washington DC, 1862. She is shown seated in a striped gown with flowers in her hair, a corsage, and a pomander bouquet. The outfit is complemented by seed pearl jewelry. The exquisite dress was made by African American Elizabeth Keckley, and is now held at the National Museum of American History. Keckley was born into enslavement and managed to purchase her freedom and was manumitted in 1855. As well as being a master seamstress she was a shrewd businesswoman and found success in Washington. Upon Lincoln's inauguration, Keckley became Mary's personal modiste, dresser, and confidant. In 1868 Keckley wrote her memoirs. Copyright statement caption to recto. CDV from engraving. [Washington and Lincoln (Apotheosis)]. G.H. Houghton's Gallery: Brattleboro, VA. Washington embraces Lincoln and holds a laurel wreath above his head. CDV vignette portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln. "Mrs. Lincoln" caption to verso. No imprint. Engraved CDV. Mrs. Lincoln. No imprint. Engraved caricature CDV. "That's What's the Matter." J.Hall & Co.: New York, 1863. Copyright statement caption to recto. Lincoln is depicted wearing a woman's dress and a matronly bonnet holding a magnifying glass to read a paper labeled "The Great Draft." Engraved caricature CDV. "I wish I was in Dixie." Charles Wheeler New York. Lincoln is shown wearing homespun clothes and playing the banjo with a comedically oversized head. A typed caption reading, "Lincoln Cartoon 1863." has been affixed over what appears to be a copyright statement. Engraved CDV. Prest. Lincoln and Family. No imprint. Mary Todd and Abraham are depicted seated with their sons Robert (dressed in his military uniform) and Tad standing by them. 2 copies. CDV of a statue of Lincoln. C. Römler (Schwab & Co.): Dresden, Germany. The statue depicts the 16th president standing by a tree stump holding a scroll and a laurel wreath. Engraved CDV showing President Lincoln's cabinet. M.B. Brady: Washington DC, 1865. Lincoln is depicted at center with an eagle superimposed and surrounded by portraits of his cabinet in 1865: William Seward, Edward Stanton Hugh McCulloch Joseph Speed, Gideon Welles, William Dennison, Jr., and John Usher. The subjects' names and positions are inscribed to the verso. CDV of engraving. Death of President Lincoln. After Currier & Ives, 1865. Lincoln lies on his deathbed with Mary Todd and other mourners in tears. Death Bed of Lincoln. Snapshot of home of William Petersen where Lincoln was taken after he was shot at Ford's Theater. After languishing through the night, he died here the next day on April 15, 1865. The Petersen home is captured with a memorial sign reading "This House in Which Abraham Lincoln Died..." Image 4 x 6 in., mounted to 5.25 x 7.5 in. card. Informational description affixed to verso. Condition: 2 with clipped corners (Death of President Lincoln; Lincoln's Cabinet); some edgewear to caricature CDVs. Light soiling.
Lot of 13, Including 12 Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln-related CDVs plus a memorial souvenir image. CDV portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln. M.B.Brady: Washington DC, 1862. She is shown seated in a striped gown with flowers in her hair, a corsage, and a pomander bouquet. The outfit is complemented by seed pearl jewelry. The exquisite dress was made by African American Elizabeth Keckley, and is now held at the National Museum of American History. Keckley was born into enslavement and managed to purchase her freedom and was manumitted in 1855. As well as being a master seamstress she was a shrewd businesswoman and found success in Washington. Upon Lincoln's inauguration, Keckley became Mary's personal modiste, dresser, and confidant. In 1868 Keckley wrote her memoirs. Copyright statement caption to recto. CDV from engraving. [Washington and Lincoln (Apotheosis)]. G.H. Houghton's Gallery: Brattleboro, VA. Washington embraces Lincoln and holds a laurel wreath above his head. CDV vignette portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln. "Mrs. Lincoln" caption to verso. No imprint. Engraved CDV. Mrs. Lincoln. No imprint. Engraved caricature CDV. "That's What's the Matter." J.Hall & Co.: New York, 1863. Copyright statement caption to recto. Lincoln is depicted wearing a woman's dress and a matronly bonnet holding a magnifying glass to read a paper labeled "The Great Draft." Engraved caricature CDV. "I wish I was in Dixie." Charles Wheeler New York. Lincoln is shown wearing homespun clothes and playing the banjo with a comedically oversized head. A typed caption reading, "Lincoln Cartoon 1863." has been affixed over what appears to be a copyright statement. Engraved CDV. Prest. Lincoln and Family. No imprint. Mary Todd and Abraham are depicted seated with their sons Robert (dressed in his military uniform) and Tad standing by them. 2 copies. CDV of a statue of Lincoln. C. Römler (Schwab & Co.): Dresden, Germany. The statue depicts the 16th president standing by a tree stump holding a scroll and a laurel wreath. Engraved CDV showing President Lincoln's cabinet. M.B. Brady: Washington DC, 1865. Lincoln is depicted at center with an eagle superimposed and surrounded by portraits of his cabinet in 1865: William Seward, Edward Stanton Hugh McCulloch Joseph Speed, Gideon Welles, William Dennison, Jr., and John Usher. The subjects' names and positions are inscribed to the verso. CDV of engraving. Death of President Lincoln. After Currier & Ives, 1865. Lincoln lies on his deathbed with Mary Todd and other mourners in tears. Death Bed of Lincoln. Snapshot of home of William Petersen where Lincoln was taken after he was shot at Ford's Theater. After languishing through the night, he died here the next day on April 15, 1865. The Petersen home is captured with a memorial sign reading "This House in Which Abraham Lincoln Died..." Image 4 x 6 in., mounted to 5.25 x 7.5 in. card. Informational description affixed to verso. Condition: 2 with clipped corners (Death of President Lincoln; Lincoln's Cabinet); some edgewear to caricature CDVs. Light soiling.
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