Object Details
associated person
Lincoln, Abraham
Garfield, James A.
Description
Black silk cloth used to drape over Lincoln’s coffin while his body lay in state in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 28, 1865. The same cloth later covered the coffin of President James A. Garfield, who in 1881 became the second president to be assassinated. The date of April 25, 1865 on the pall's label is incorrect. Lincoln's body lay in state in Cleveland on April 28, 1865—on April 25, Lincoln's funeral train was in New York.
Gift of the Lake County Historical Society, 1962
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
The Lake County Historical Society
associated date
1865-04-25
1881
ID Number
PL.242158.10
catalog number
242158.10
accession number
242158
Object Name
coffin cover
Physical Description
black (overall color)
fabric, sateen (overall with fringe material)
Measurements
overall: 142 in x 62 in; 360.68 cm x 157.48 cm
associated place
United States: Ohio, Cleveland
Related Publication
Rubenstein, Harry R.. Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life
See more items in
Political History: Political History, General History Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Selections from the Abraham Lincoln Collection
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mourning
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_523981