Object Details
- Associated Name
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Description
- Abraham Lincoln wore this black broadcloth coat, vest, and trousers, as his office suit during his presidency. The shirt and tie are reproductions.
- Lincoln’s office suit was used in a preliminary study for a posthumous portrait by Boston artist William Morris Hunt. In May 1865 Mary Lincoln sent Thomas Pendel, the White House doorkeeper, to deliver the suit. Pendel, being about the same size as Lincoln, posed in the clothing for the artist. Hunt kept the suit, and in 1894 his widow donated the clothing to the Smithsonian.
- Gift of Mrs. William Hunt, 1894
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. William Hunt
- ID Number
- COLL.ALSUIT.005004
- accession number
- 27959
- Object Name
- Abraham Lincoln's office suit
- suit
- Physical Description
- broadcloth (overall material)
- black (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall on mount: 72 in x 35 in x 12 in; 182.88 cm x 88.9 cm x 30.48 cm
- Related Publication
- Rubenstein, Harry R.. Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Presidential History Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Clothing & Accessories
- Selections from the Abraham Lincoln Collection
- National Museum of American History
- used
- Presidents
- Record ID
- nmah_1359700
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-d0cb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
