Pall, Funeral

Name/Title

Pall, Funeral

Entry/Object ID

2016.002.0001

Description

1 small piece of black fabric roughly rectangular in shape. The edges of the fabric are crudely cut and somewhat jagged. The fabric has been glued at its top and bottom to a larger heavy blue piece of paper. There is a handwritten note at the bottom of the paper that reads: "A part of the pall that covered the remains of the Hon. Henry Clay on their journey from Washington City to the cemetery of Lexington KY. Presented to Theo. Iucho by his former minister Rev. E.F. Berkly (sic) of Lexington, KY." Framed in black frame with gilt inner lip and grey and black matting.

Dimensions

Width

9 in

Length

12-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Dimensions above are of the paper backing. The fabric is 5" x 10".