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c. 1865 Original Handmade Abraham Lincoln Photograph Portrait Mourning Badge

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,000.00 USD
c. 1865 Original Handmade Abraham Lincoln Photograph Portrait Mourning Badge
Abraham Lincoln Related
Excellent Handmade Abraham Lincoln “Mourning Badge”
c. 1865 Post Lincoln Assassination Period, Historic Original Handmade Abraham Lincoln Mourning Badge. Choice Very Fine.
An impressive Handmade Oval “Mourning Badge,” meant for wearing on display in public during the Post-Assassination Period. The body of the oval White Linen background measures 1.75” x 2” with thin Black Silk and White Silk Ribbons attached, extending below at bottom. Minor tone spot at top edge, overall clean and fully original as made. The Black and White pleated silk ribbons surround a central Albumen Photograph chest up Portrait of Lincoln, which appears to be by Brady and later used on the U.S. Five Dollar Note, then each being Hand-stitched with a fine black thread onto a fine linen mesh netting on reverse for further structural support when worn. A rare wonderful yet Somber handmade period Abraham Lincoln memorial badge.