Collection Highlights
The Assassination of President Lincoln, at Ford's Theater, Washington D.C. April 14th 1865
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.60
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cap: Mauyo's Committee of Women on National Defense Open Air
Object Number:
INV.12298
Date:
ca. 1917
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
overall (flat): 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 26.7 x 21.6 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: on ribbon band: "MAYOR'S COMMITTEE OF WOMEN / ON NATIONAL DEFENSE / OPEN AIR CANTEEN"
Description:
Sheer ivory linen bonnet with band of red, white, and blue silk ribbon; "MAYOR'S COMMITTEE OF WOMEN / ON NATIONAL DEFENSE / OPEN AIR CANTEEN" printed in blue at center of band.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
