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Lincoln Home
Historic Furnishings Report |
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HISTORICAL DATA
SECTION D: EVIDENCE OF ORIGINAL FURNISHINGS (continued)
FABRIC PURCHASES
(Only those which may have been intended as draperies or bedding are included. See also pp. 98 and 118.)
Fabric purchases made by the Lincolns in Springfield
from John
Williams & Co.: [103]
| Mar. 31, 1857 | 5 yds. Drilling @ .12-1/2 | $ .63 | |
| 13-1/2 yds. Muslin @ .10 | $ 1.35 | ||
| Apr. 16, 1857 | 16 lbs. Batting @ .18 3/4, Per Lady | $3.00 | |
| 10-1/2 yds. French Chintz, Per Lady | $ 3.00 | ||
| May 19, 1857 | 36 yds. Buff Linen @ .25 | $ 9.00 | |
| May 20, 1857 | Linen Returned | ||
| May 20, 1857 | 36 yds. Cotton Damask @ .30, Per Lady | $10.00 |
Two scraps of fabric in the Oldroyd Collection, Ford's Theatre, Washington, D. C., are reportedly from the Lincoln home. One is a piece of gold and white cotton with a fruit and leaf design woven in white, possibly a piece of Marseilles quilt (FOTH 3485). The other is a printed cotton chintz (FOTH 3482). Both of these scraps correspond to purchases made by the Lincolns. According to their catalogue cards, both scraps were from bedspreads. The catalogue card also notes that these scraps were given to the Oldroyd Collection by a Mrs. Denkle of Springfield who acquired them from Mrs. Lincoln. Although this provenance cannot be confirmed, it is likely that these fabric scraps were from the Lincoln home.
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