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Several strands of hair from both Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, housed in small magnified plastic cases and double-suede-matted and framed with images of the Lincolns and a descriptive caption to an overall size of 18.5 x 16. In fine condition, with light damage only to the frame. The hair was originally collected by Caroline Wright, wife of Indiana governor Joseph Wright. The Wrights were close friends of Lincoln and the hair was presented to Mrs. Wright after Lincoln’s 1865 inauguration. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Cary J. Delery, stating the hair was in the possession of the Wright family until 1992, when it was sold at Christie’s. The hair was sold again by Christie’s in 2002, as part of the Forbes Collection.
