Knife, Pocket
- Object Name:
- Knife, Pocket
- Creator:
- Wostenholm, George & Son
- Date:
- circa1865
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Skeletal
Mother-of-Pearl - Dimensions:
- W-0.6 L-3.5 inches
- Description:
- Penknife of Abraham Lincoln. Steel, German silver, with mother-of-pearl panels on front and back. Engraved "A. Lincoln" on plate. Blades stamped "W&S / ANTON / SHEFFIELD".
- Provenance:
- Owned by Abraham Lincoln. Given by Mary Todd Lincoln to valet Charles Forbes. Forbes gave it to Charles E. Creecy, who in turn gave it to William E. Chandler on June 9, 1866.
- Subjects:
- Assassinations, Memento
- People:
- Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865), Lincoln, Mary Todd (1818-1882), Forbes, Charles (1835-1895), Creecy, Charles E. (1841-1909), Chandler, William E. (1835-1917)
- Place of Origin:
- Sheffield, England
- Collection Name:
- Inventory
- Item Number:
- 1995.646.01
- Accession Number:
- 1995.646
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the New Hampshire Historical Society
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Participating Organization:
- New Hampshire Historical Society
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