ABRAHAM LINCOLN ASSASSINATION HAIR PRESENTATION

ABRAHAM LINCOLN ASSASSINATION HAIR PRESENTATION
A most impressive presentation for any Lincoln aficionado, combining approx. ten strands of hair from the head of President ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1865), as well as five strands of hair from Lincoln's Secretary of State, WILLIAM SEWARD (1801-1872). These strands of hair were collected as keepsakes by Mrs. Caroline Wright, wife of Indiana Governor Joseph Wright, both of whom were close friends of the Lincolns. Both Lincoln and Seward would be attacked by pro-Confederate conspirators on April 14, 1865, with Seward grievously injured and Lincoln dying from a gunshot wound delivered point-blank by John Wilkes Booth. Included with the presentation is a copy of a 2002 listing from Christie's for the larger hair relics, as consigned to them by the Wright family. Each item is encapsulated in hard plastic, and attractively matted with portraits of Lincoln and Seward, as well as assassin John Wilkes Booth. An important group of relics with excellent provenance - a must-have for any Lincoln collector. In 2020, a lock of Lincoln's hair brought $80,000 at auction!