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LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865) – A mid nineteenth century pen holder containing two steel nib pens, a pencil, letter opener, and a scraper, accompanied by a period manuscript note: "Desk set of pen pencil scraper etc. given to Abraham Lincoln wile President of U.S."
Leather case with velvet interior measures 220 x 105mm, (identification labels affixed to exterior, note on interior split).
A pen and pencil set given to Lincoln during his presidency that descended through his immediate family, from Mary Edwards Brown. This set came from the collection held by Mary Todd Lincoln's grand-niece Mary Edwards Brown, the last owner and longtime custodian of the Abraham Lincoln home in Springfield. Brown was the granddaughter of Ninian Wirt Edwards and Elizabeth Todd Edwards, the First Lady’s sister. Many of the artifacts removed from the White House that fell in her custody became part of the Maserve-Kunhardt collection in 1957; several items were given/sold by Brown in support of the Friends of the Lincoln Shrine in Galena, Illinois. This evocative relic was acquired by them in May 1925. The desk set is accompanied by a 4 January 1958 notarized letter from Richard S. Hagen of the Lincoln Shrine attesting to the Mary Edwards Brown provenance. Provenance: Mary Edwards Brown – Friends of the Lincoln Shrine – sold to Lincoln dealer King Hostick, Chicago 1958 – the present owner.
Leather case with velvet interior measures 220 x 105mm, (identification labels affixed to exterior, note on interior split).
A pen and pencil set given to Lincoln during his presidency that descended through his immediate family, from Mary Edwards Brown. This set came from the collection held by Mary Todd Lincoln's grand-niece Mary Edwards Brown, the last owner and longtime custodian of the Abraham Lincoln home in Springfield. Brown was the granddaughter of Ninian Wirt Edwards and Elizabeth Todd Edwards, the First Lady’s sister. Many of the artifacts removed from the White House that fell in her custody became part of the Maserve-Kunhardt collection in 1957; several items were given/sold by Brown in support of the Friends of the Lincoln Shrine in Galena, Illinois. This evocative relic was acquired by them in May 1925. The desk set is accompanied by a 4 January 1958 notarized letter from Richard S. Hagen of the Lincoln Shrine attesting to the Mary Edwards Brown provenance. Provenance: Mary Edwards Brown – Friends of the Lincoln Shrine – sold to Lincoln dealer King Hostick, Chicago 1958 – the present owner.