Name/Title
"In Memoriam--Prince Albert"Entry/Object ID
2004.012.002Scope and Content
Mourning card with poem, in memoriam to Prince Albert. Author unknown. Back is inscribed to Hon. Wm. Aiken "With _?_ compliments of the author, January 17, 1883."
Had's thou been King and death had laid thee low,
Doubtless a nation would have wept thy fall.
And e'en the pomp of thy funereal pall
Had told how deeply Britan felt the blow.
But nation's sorrows oftentimes but show.
How strangely grief and gladness intertwine:
Grief for the dead, but joy that in his line
A larger liberty the land shall know.
Not such thy fall--no selfish aims attend
The bleeding hearts that sorrow o'er thy bier,
No Monarch thou--but husband, father, friend.
For each of these the nation owes a tear,
And Albion's children mourn thy hapless fate,
Which leaves the Royal bosom--desolate.Collection
Aiken-Rhett HouseAcquisition
Accession
2004.012.Source or Donor
Rhett, Mary F.Acquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
In memory of Edmund Rhett, 1914-1997
In Memory of: Edmund Rhett, 1914-1997Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Card, MourningNomenclature Sub-Class
Funerary ObjectsNomenclature Class
Ceremonial ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Correspondence, Personal Papers, Memorabilia, Mourning/mourners, Albert, Prince Francis Charles Augustus Albert Emmanuel, Prince Consort, 1819-1861--Death and burial, Funeral rites and ceremonies--Poetry, Aiken-Rhett Family--DocumentsArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1862Archive Size/Extent
1 folder containing photocopy or card; original in protective sleeveRestrictions
Access: Refer to photocopy. Handle original only when necessary.Primary Language
EnglishArchive Notes
Date(s) Created: Written January, 1862
Level of Description: Item
System of Arrangement: Copy of the card, original in protective sleeve.Location
Location
Container
Misc. A-R Family DocumentsShelf
ARH ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Container
Document BoxShelf
ARH Shelves, ARH ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Aiken, William (Jr.) (Gov.)Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
July 26, 2004Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023