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Association:
Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809–1865  Search this
Medium:
Black silk cloth
Dimensions:
L x W (unfolded): 360.7 x 157.5 cm (11 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. 2 in.)
L x W (folded, approx.): 61 x 61 cm (24 x 24 in.)
Type:
Exhibitions
Funeral Pall
Object Name:
Funeral Pall
Date:
April 25, 1865
Description:
Black silk cloth used to drape over Lincoln’s coffin while his body lay in state in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 25, 1865. The same cloth later covered the coffin of President James A. Garfield, who in 1881 became the second president to be assassinated.
Credit Line:
Division of Political History, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number:
8.2013.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Exhibitions Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq402468f35-1727-4d29-895b-b08656f8738c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_8.2013.2