Object Details
- associated person
- Lincoln, Mary Todd
- Description
- Mary Lincoln used this black onyx lapel watch as her personal timepiece for the remainder of her life.
- Mary Lincoln never overcame the tragedies she endured. She came out of mourning on only one occasion, at the request of her son Tad for one of his birthdays. The two were almost inseparable until his death, possibly from tuberculosis, in 1871 at age 18. In 1882, at age 63, Mary died in Springfield, Illinois, at the home of her sister.
- Gift of Lincoln Isham, great-grandson of Abraham Lincoln, 1958
- Credit Line
- Lincoln Isham
- ID Number
- PL.225754.02
- catalog number
- 225754.02
- accession number
- 225754
- Object Name
- lapel watch
- watch chain
- Physical Description
- black (overall color)
- onyx (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 11.43 cm x 3.81 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
- Clothing & Accessories
- Selections from the Abraham Lincoln Collection
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_515321
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-3672-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
