Name/Title
Wood FragmentEntry/Object ID
1921.5Description
Wood fragment from a flat board. The wide side of the piece is shaped like a 1. One narrow side is pasted with a paper label that reads, "[illeg] of one of the last rails that Abraham Lincoln split before he commenced to practice law." [edited for spelling]Context
Purchased at an 1864 fair in Chicago to raise funds for Civil War hospitals, the piece was reportedly taken from a fence of a house Lincoln built in Illinois, ca. 1830.Acquisition
Accession
1921.5Source or Donor
Martell, Serena A.Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Relic, HistoricNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
7/8 inWidth
1-7/8 inLength
2-1/2 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)Related Places
Place
City
ChicagoState/Province
IllinoisCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America