Abraham Lincoln Related
Likely Unique ABRAHAM LINCOLN Tintype Photograph Pinback Made for the 1860 Presidential Election Campaign
c. 1860 Presidential Campaign, “Abraham Lincoln” Tintype Photograph Handmade Pinback with a decorative scalloped natural white and red dye bone frame, With Original Brass Pin, Choice Very Fine.
An outstanding, if not spectacular, 1860 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign Pinback of a highly unusual. It is most likely of a Unique Handmade design. Certainly of 1860 Presidential Campaign vintage. It has an authentic Tintype Photograph copy taken from Life, of a Beardless Abraham Lincoln in his famous Cooper Union pose, originally albumen. This historic Tintype portrait is mounted within a finely made carved natural material outer frame measuring 1.75” tall x 1.5” wide. It has 12 decorative scallop devices around its outer border with the outer edges Handcolored in light red. The central Tintype of Lincoln is clear, measuring 35mm x 25mm and is in nice clean condition, somewhat dark with one tiny surface chip on Lincoln’s shoulder. An exceedingly rare, likely Unique handmade Abraham Lincoln Political Presidential Campaign Pinback for the historic 1860 election.