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CIVIL WAR PHOTO CERAMIC TILE W/ IMAGE OF LINCOLN

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:120.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
CIVIL WAR PHOTO CERAMIC TILE W/ IMAGE OF LINCOLN
CIVIL WAR PHOTO CERAMIC TILE W/ IMAGE OF LINCOLN Sherwin & Cotton glazed ceramic tile with a photographic image of Abraham Lincoln, marked on verso: ''In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Birth of Abraham Lincoln, February 12, 1909 - Molded from the Only Untouched Negative in the United States, Taken 1864,'' marked ''Made by Sherwin & Cotton, Eastwood Tileworks..Handley Staffordshire. Single glaze crack around the head (which, strangely, looks very much like a halo). Mounted to a period frame. Size: 6" x 9" Condition: VGC EST. $300-600