Object |
Description |
Attribution |
Owner |
Provenance Trail |
Bed |
Walnut spool bed |
Petersen House |
CHS |
William Petersen heirs to William H. Boyd to Andrew Boyd to Charles Gunther |
Brush |
Wooden brush with natural bristles |
Abraham Lincoln |
CHS |
Mary Todd Lincoln to Elizabeth Keckly to Lowdermilk & Co. to Charles Gunther |
Cloak |
Black velvet woman's cloak, c. 1860s |
Mary Todd Lincoln |
CHS |
Mary Todd Lincoln to Elizabeth Keckly to Lowdermilk & Co. to Charles Gunther |
Cloth fragment |
White silk |
Clara Harris |
CHS |
Thomas Pendel to Josephine Brodie Chester |
Cloth fragment |
Corded silk with ikat flower print |
Laura Keene |
CHS |
Laura Keene to Emma Eliza Taylor Rawsore to Mrs. William McLaire to Mrs. R.E. Peacock |
Cloth fragment |
Man's black frock coat, c. 1860s |
Abraham Lincoln |
CHS |
Edward Payson Hammond to H.P. Main |
Cloth fragment |
Woven toweling |
Petersen House |
CHS |
B.F. Weischampel to Charles Gunther |
Cloth fragment |
Woven toweling; in frame |
Petersen House |
CHS |
Fred Petersen to W.S. Kaufman to Charles Gunther |
Cloth fragment |
Black wool attributed to coat |
Abraham Lincoln |
CHS |
Unknown |
Cloth fragment |
Black silk with white tulip print |
Mary Todd Lincoln |
CHS |
Mary Todd Lincoln to Elizabeth Keckly to Lowdermilk & Co. to Charles Gunther |
Cloth fragment |
White silk; in frame |
Clara Harris |
CHS |
Unknown |
Coat |
Man's frock coat of black broadcloth with quilted black silk lining |
Abraham Lincoln |
CHS |
Mary Todd Lincoln to Thomas Pendel to Frank Logan |
Coins |
Two silver half-dollars laid on Lincoln's eyes, dated 1854 and 1861 |
Abraham Lincoln |
CHS |
George V. Rutherford to Charles Gunther (?) |
Comb |
Black rubber comb |
Abraham Lincoln |
CHS |
Mary Todd Lincoln to Elizabeth Keckly to Charles Gunther |
Flag |
U.S. flag |
Abraham Lincoln |
CHS |
William Brearley to heirs to Charles Gunther |
Hair |
Lock of hair; in U.S. Clothing Depot envelope |
Abraham Lincoln |
CHS |
William Brearley to heirs to Charles Gunther |
Hair |
Lock of hair; in frame |
Abraham Lincoln |
CHS |
Unknown to Ann Todd Smith to Frank Munson to heirs |
Hair |
Lock of hair; with note testifying it was taken from near A. Lincoln's bullet wound |
Abraham Lincoln |
CHS |
Unknown to Charles Gunther (?) |
Hair |
Strands of hair; in gold locket |
Abraham Lincoln |
CHS |
Surgeon General Barnes to Thomas Pendel to Frank Logan |
Hood |
Brown canvas padded hood with heavy twine lacings |
Lewis Powell (Paine) |
CHS |
William Brearley to Charles Gunther |
Keys |
Five keys; numbered 01, 04, 13, 16, 10 |
Ford's Theatre |
CHS |
Unknown to Charles Gunther |
Mattress |
Corn husk mattress manufactured by J.M. Curran's Mattress Factory Washington, DC |
Petersen House |
CHS |
William Petersen heirs to William H. Boyd to Andrew Boyd to Charles Gunther |
Pillow |
Feather bolster pillow |
Petersen House |
CHS |
Louise Petersen Rector to heirs |
Sheet |
Bed sheet |
Petersen House |
CHS |
Thomas Thompson to Samuel Bridge to Charles Gunther |
Shirt sleeve |
Sleeve of man's undershirt |
Abraham Lincoln |
CHS |
William Brearley to heirs to Charles Gunther |
Wallpaper |
Paper scrap with green, mustard, orange, and cream striped pattern |
Petersen House |
CHS |
Unknown to Mrs. Willis J. Shockey |
Wallpaper |
Paper scrap with red background and red sprig design of three oak leaves |
Ford's Theatre |
CHS |
Unknown |
Wood fragment |
Fragment of floorboard |
Petersen House |
CHS |
Unknown |
Wood fragment |
Gilt wood molding |
Ford's Theatre |
CHS |
Unknown to Charles Gunther |