Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Lincoln Portrait Painted on Glass
- Title:
- Lincoln Portrait Painted on Glass
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Lincoln, Abraham, American (1809-1865), President
- Date:
- ca. 1900-1960
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0116
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0116.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- portraits
Paintings
- Materials/Techniques:
- Painting (image-making)
Glass
- Subject:
- Portraits
Politics
Commemoratives
Books
Presidents
History
Eyeglasses
Chairs
Reading
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Measurement:
- 27.94 x 22.86 (Glass Panel) (centimeters)
- Description:
- This hand-painted portrait of Abraham Lincoln reading a book was made on the back of a pane of glass. No maker or date information is available, but item likely is a commemorative piece dating to the 20th century.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
