Printing Block of Columbia Mourning President Lincoln's Death, 1865
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Thomas Irwin Starr (1903-1965) had a lifelong interest in President Abraham Lincoln. He began collecting Lincoln-related materials at an auction in 1929. Starr, editorial director for publications at Michigan Bell Telephone Company, amassed a collection of Lincolniana and wrote several books and articles about our 16th President. This printing block reproduces the Thomas Nast engraving portraying the nation's grief at the loss of the President.
Thomas Irwin Starr (1903-1965) had a lifelong interest in President Abraham Lincoln. He began collecting Lincoln-related materials at an auction in 1929. Starr, editorial director for publications at Michigan Bell Telephone Company, amassed a collection of Lincolniana and wrote several books and articles about our 16th President. This printing block reproduces the Thomas Nast engraving portraying the nation's grief at the loss of the President.
Artifact
Printing block
Subject Date
1865
Creators
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
66.143.782
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Copper (Metal)
Wood (Plant material)
Technique
Engraving (Printing process)
Color
Brown
Grayish reddish orange
Dimensions
Height: 2.75 in
Width: 4.125 in
Depth: .75 in
Inscriptions
Written in design: LINCOLN
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