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Title: The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1865 (1860s)
Authors: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Funeral rites and ceremonies Hearses (Vehicles) Railroad cars Railroad trains
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Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: Friends of The Lincoln Collection of Indiana, Inc.

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iting your museum! A Senior Member of American Society of Appraisers ^ g^ z^ Fine Arts & Native American Arts #33 Artist Unknown Dates and Nationality Medium Oil on wood panel Size 13 5/8 height X 13 5/8 width (painted area) 14 1/2 height X 15 1/4 width (panel dimensions) Signed Not visible Condition Panel has been rejoined using epoxy two inches down from top edge. Chicago Conservation Center in November 1984 cleaned, retouched and applied a Soluvar varnish to each of the panels. Abrasions have been inpainted in an obvious manner.Date Circa 1865 Description Pink flourishes have been painted at each comer. Inside 11 1/3 gold roundel is a landscape scene featuring a wooden bridge with two figures. Behind them is a large waterfall with trees on either side.Provenance Part of Lincohis private railway car as decorative panels. Fair Market Value Created for him for his private railroad car, but as was completed in March or April 1965Washington to Springfield was used to carry his body.
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#34 Artist Unknown Dates and Nationality MediumSize SignedCondition DateDescription Provenance Oil on wood panel 14 5/8 height X 13 1/2 width (painted area) 16 /4 height X 15 1/2 width (panel dimensions) Not visible Chicago Conservation Center in February 1985 cleaned, retouched and applied a Soluvar varnish to each of the panels. Abrasions that have been inpainted are obvious as no fill was added. Yellow varnish staining is evident along the perimeter. Circa 1865 French blue flourishes adorn each of the four comers. Within the gold roundel that measures 11 1/3 in diameter is a female figure with large white wings whose right hand rests on a round portrait of George Washington. She is carrying a plant sprig in her left hand. Part of Lincohis private railway car as decorative panels. Fair Market Value Created for him for his private railroad car, but as was completed in March or April 1965Washington to Springfield was used to carry his body.

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