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PC OF LACE CURTAIN FROM LINCOLN’S BOX AT FORD'S

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
PC OF LACE CURTAIN FROM LINCOLN’S BOX AT FORD'S
<B>PIECE OF LACE CURTAIN FROM LINCOLN’S PRIVATE BOX AT FORD'S THEATRE THE NIGHT OF HIS ASSASSINATION, 1865.</B></I> This specimen of lace curtain draped the private box which the Lincoln party occupied on April 14, 1865. In Fostell’s hand: <I>”A piece of the Lace Curtain that draped the private box which the Lincoln party occupied & in which J. W. Booth caught his spur which threw him from the box to the stage & broke his foot. Presented to R. A. Whitehead by William Todd, & presented by him to Al. Emmett Fostell”</B></I>. Very rare and desirable item.<B><BR><BR>Provenance: </B></I><I>Al. Emmett Fostell Collection</B></I><B><I> </B></I></B></I><BR><BR><B>Condition:</B></I> Very fine.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)