Object Details
Author
Curt Teich & Co
Subject
Lincoln, Mary Todd 1818-1882
First Ladies Hall
United States National Museum
Arts and Industries Building
National Collections
First Ladies Exhibit
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
Mary Todd Lincoln was the wife of President Abraham Lincoln.
#8A-H349. Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Photo-Colorit" Post Card. Curt Otto Teich (1877-1974), a German immigrant, founded Curt Teich & Co., which was a postcard printing company that operated from 1898 to 1978. The company specialized in view and advertising postcards, and was the largest volume printer of this type in the world from the 1920s to the 1940s. C.T. Photo-Colorit was a printing process used by Curt Teich & Co.
This postcard is located in Accession #03-140, which is part of Record Unit 95.
Summary
Blank postcard of a dress of Mary Todd Lincoln at the U.S. National Museum, now the Arts and Industries Building. The dress is purple. It was part of the Collection of Period Costumes exhibit in the Arts and Industries Building and is now part of the First Ladies collection. The mannequin wearing the dress is standing, holding a purple and white fan in her hands. The message side is blank, and the card has white edging.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 45, Folder: 24
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
1938
Standard number
SIA2013-07227 (front) and SIA2013-07228 (back)
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Type
Postcard
Linen
Physical description
Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 3.5w x 5.5h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Linen
Place
United States
Data Source
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
Topic
Postcard
Presidents' spouses
First ladies
First Ladies Gowns
Clothing and dress
Museum exhibits
Exhibitions
Mannequins (figures)
Record ID
siris_sic_13802