Object Details
- associated person
- Lincoln, Abraham
- associated institution
- White House, The
- Description
- Richmond had fallen. Lee had surrendered. The war was finally coming to an end. It was time to celebrate the victory, unify the American people, and rebuild the nation. On the evening of Good Friday, April 14, Lincoln decided to spend a relaxing evening at the Ford’s Theatre.
- After dressing for the evening, a White House servant observed the president leaving behind this cup on a windowsill just before departing. The servant preserved it as a relic of that tragic night. Years later Capt. D. W. Taylor presented this cup to Robert Todd Lincoln, Lincoln’s eldest son, who maintained it as a family heirloom.
- Gift of Lincoln Isham, great-grandson of Abraham Lincoln, 1958
- Credit Line
- Lincoln Isham
- ID Number
- PL.219098.09
- catalog number
- 219098.09
- accession number
- 219098
- Object Name
- cup
- Physical Description
- purple; white, gold trim (overall color)
- ceramic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 1/4 in x 3 7/8 in; 8.255 cm x 9.8425 cm
- part:: 1 1/4 in; 3.175 cm
- Related Publication
- Rubenstein, Harry R.. Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, White House/First Ladies Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Selections from the Abraham Lincoln Collection
- Exhibition
- First Ladies
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_515538
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-3870-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
