Cloth Fragment

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Cloth Fragment

Entry/Object ID

1930.6

Description

Small, rectangular piece of white fabric. The fabric is pasted onto a piece of blue-lined paper and held within a gilded frame. The paper has the handwritten inscription, "A piece of cloth stained with the Late President A. Lincoln's blood and which was paced between his head and this [sic] pillow. Presented by C.K.W. Strong Aug 29, 1865".

Context

Piece of cloth stained with Abraham Lincoln's blood. The piece was owned by C. K. W. Strong of Rutland, Vermont, a clerk in the war department during the Civil War.

Acquisition

Accession

1930.6

Source or Donor

Field, Fred A.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1865

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Relic, Historic

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (framed)

Height

6-5/8 in

Width

3-3/4 in

Depth

7/8 in

Material

Glass, Cloth

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)

Related Events

Event

Civil War