Collection Highlights
Politicians measuring Lincoln's shoes
Date:
March 5th 1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.Politicians
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Luce Center
Bedsheet fragment
Object Number:
Z.1171.45a
Date:
1880-1930
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 31 1/2 x 60 in. ( 80 x 152.4 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: center top: "MLP"
Description:
White linen bedsheet fragment with a floral and roman-key pattern chrocheted band across the top; below the band, in the center is an embroidered bunch of flowers with a bow and the intials "M L P;" only the top third of the sheet extant.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
