Piece Of Cloth From Abraham Lincoln ' S Casket In U. S. Capitol - Civil War Era LOA
Item History & Price
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Original piece of black cloth, measuring 1.0” by 0.25”, from the casket of Abraham Lincoln while the president’s body lay in state in New York’s City Hall from April 24 to 25, 1865. A similar piece of black cloth from the draperies of the railway car that carried Lincoln’s body from the Capitol to Springfield recently sold for $10, 000 at Heritage Auctions in May 2019.
ORIGINAL PIECE OF BLACK CLOTH FROM THE CASKET OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN WHILE THE P...RESIDENT’S BODY LAY IN STATE IN NEW YORK’S CITY HALL FROM APRIL 24 TO 25, 1865
Accompanied with two copies of Civil War era handwritten notes of provenance acknowledging the relic originally came from Lincoln’s New York undertaker, Peter Reylea (1815-1896): “Cloth from Casket of Abraham Lincoln. Given to my Father by the Undertaker who had charge of Lincoln’s body after it arrived in N.Y. Mrs. Fred A. Post” and “as you read the article you will see that Mr. Reylea made the funeral car. He was an intimate friend of my father belonging to same Masonic Lodge Americus 535 F. and A.M.” Also accompanied by a copy of a clipped newspaper obituary of Reylea, which recounts his role in Lincoln’s Funeral.
ACCOMPANIED WITH TWO COPIES OF CIVIL WAR ERA HANDWRITTEN NOTES OF PROVENANCE AND A COPY OF A NEWSPAPER OBITUARY ACKNOWLEDGING THE RELIC ORIGINALLY CAME FROM LINCOLN’S NEW YORK UNDERTAKER
Shortly after the assassination, Lincoln’s body lay in the East Room of the White House for four days. On April 19, 1865, it was moved during the state funeral procession from the White House to the Rotunda of the Capitol where it laid in state for the public to view until April 21. Lincoln’s body then traveled on a 12 day journey retracing Lincoln’s inaugural route through several major cities where the public could mourn his death and memorialize his life. Reylea’s obituary recounts his significant role in the New York visitation and funeral on April 25: “He was engaged by a committee of the New York Board of Aldermen on April 21, to take charge of the obsequies of the martyred President, Abraham Lincoln...He slept neither night nor day until the body of President Lincoln left this city.” The New York commemorations were enormous with an estimated 500, 000 people who visited the President’s body and the funeral procession included 11, 000 soldiers and an estimated 75, 000 civilian mourners. Lincoln’s final funeral and burial were in Springfield, IL on May 4.
ORIGINAL PIECE OF BLACK CLOTH FROM THE CASKET OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN WHILE THE P...RESIDENT’S BODY LAY IN STATE IN NEW YORK’S CITY HALL FROM APRIL 24 TO 25, 1865
Accompanied with two copies of Civil War era handwritten notes of provenance acknowledging the relic originally came from Lincoln’s New York undertaker, Peter Reylea (1815-1896): “Cloth from Casket of Abraham Lincoln. Given to my Father by the Undertaker who had charge of Lincoln’s body after it arrived in N.Y. Mrs. Fred A. Post” and “as you read the article you will see that Mr. Reylea made the funeral car. He was an intimate friend of my father belonging to same Masonic Lodge Americus 535 F. and A.M.” Also accompanied by a copy of a clipped newspaper obituary of Reylea, which recounts his role in Lincoln’s Funeral.
ACCOMPANIED WITH TWO COPIES OF CIVIL WAR ERA HANDWRITTEN NOTES OF PROVENANCE AND A COPY OF A NEWSPAPER OBITUARY ACKNOWLEDGING THE RELIC ORIGINALLY CAME FROM LINCOLN’S NEW YORK UNDERTAKER
Shortly after the assassination, Lincoln’s body lay in the East Room of the White House for four days. On April 19, 1865, it was moved during the state funeral procession from the White House to the Rotunda of the Capitol where it laid in state for the public to view until April 21. Lincoln’s body then traveled on a 12 day journey retracing Lincoln’s inaugural route through several major cities where the public could mourn his death and memorialize his life. Reylea’s obituary recounts his significant role in the New York visitation and funeral on April 25: “He was engaged by a committee of the New York Board of Aldermen on April 21, to take charge of the obsequies of the martyred President, Abraham Lincoln...He slept neither night nor day until the body of President Lincoln left this city.” The New York commemorations were enormous with an estimated 500, 000 people who visited the President’s body and the funeral procession included 11, 000 soldiers and an estimated 75, 000 civilian mourners. Lincoln’s final funeral and burial were in Springfield, IL on May 4.
