Abraham Lincoln
[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. Rare Mourning cockade featuring a pair of albumen images of Abraham Lincoln and his Springfield, Illinois, home.

Approx. 2 1/2 in. diameter white lace cockade with black star at center, featuring a pair of 3/4 x 1 in. albumen photographs housed in gem-sized brass mats, including a portrait of Lincoln and an image of his Springfield home. 2 white lace ribbon streamers extend below. Length with streamers approx. 5 3/4 in. Mounted to what appears to be a silk/satin sheet and sealed in a vintage frame. We have not encountered a mourning corkage featuring Lincoln's Springfield home.

Accompanied by 2 letters, dated 10 February and 20 March 1931, from Eva Haynes of Kansas City, MO, to William H. Townsend of Lexington, KY, depicting the cockade and revealing that it belonged to her father, Horace O. Haynes, who served in the 62nd Illinois Infantry Regiment and attended Lincoln's funeral, at which he wore the cockade.

Horace O. Haynes (spelled Harris O. Haines in HDS) enlisted as a private on 22 October 1864 and was mustered into Company I, 62nd Illinois Infantry Regiment, the following day. One of Eva's letters mentions that even though her father wanted to, he did not volunteer "on account of his wife and small children." He was drafted, however, six months before the war ended.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Soiling/discoloration and mothing to ribbon, some fraying to edges. Not examined outside of frame.

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Katie Horstman

VP, Head of Department, American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography

[email protected]513.666.4958

Ms. Horstman has spent over a decade specializing in historic photography and Americana at auction. During her tenure, she has overseen several notable single owner auctions, including property from the inventory of celebrated Americana and antique arms expert Norm Flayderman. During her time with the firm, she has maintained an active membership in the Daguerreian Society. Ms. Horstman holds an MA in Art History from the University of Cincinnati and a BA in Art History from The Ohio State University.

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Abraham Lincoln
[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. Rare Mourning cockade featuring a pair of albumen images of Abraham Lincoln and his Springfield, Illinois, home.

Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection

Abraham Lincoln[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. Rare Mourning cockade featuring a pair of albumen images of Abraham Lincoln and his Springfield, Illinois, home.

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Abraham Lincoln
[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. Rare Mourning cockade featuring a pair of albumen images of Abraham Lincoln and his Springfield, Illinois, home.