[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. Strands and lock of hair attributed to Abraham Lincoln.

8 x 10 in. display containing: 4 strands of hair attributed as Abraham Lincoln's, approx. 3/8 in. long, or smaller, housed under magnified case, below modern portrait of Lincoln. --1909 Lincoln cent, which was issued on the 100th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. With typed descriptive label below furnished by Carroll J. Delery III. The display is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Carroll J. Delery III of the Historical Shop, indicating that the strands of hair came from locks of Lincoln's hair collected by Mrs. Caroline Wright, wife of Indiana Governor Joseph A. Wright. Strands of Lincoln's hair were given to Mrs. Wright after Lincoln's inauguration in 1865, and were subsequently passed down through the Wright family until sold with other items at Christie's in 1992. The relics were again sold by Christie's as a part of the Forbes Collection, Lot 121, in 2002.

[With:] Multiple strands of hair, approx. 2 in. long, housed in a modern plastic sleeve with inscription, presumably in the hand of Carroll J. Delery III, identifying the strands as Lincoln's ("Lincoln"). No further documentation or certificate of authenticity accompanies the multiple strands of hair enclosed in the plastic sleeve. 


Estate of Carroll J. Delery III, Formerly the "Historical Shop"