American Historical Ephemera & Photography

11 x 14 in. display containing: 4 strands of hair attributed as Abraham Lincoln's, approx. 1 3/4 in. or smaller in length [left]. -- 1/2 x 3/4 in. remnant of the original wallpaper that was in the bedroom in which Lincoln died, formally belonging to Osborn H. Olroyd, a pioneer Lincoln collector, as per consignor's descriptive label [right]. With copy of image of Lincoln, copy of image showing the bedroom in which Lincoln died at the Peterson House, and typed descriptive label furnished by Carroll J. Delery III. Accompanied by "Certificate of Authenticity" issued and signed by Carroll J. Delery on 12 November 2021, attesting to the provenance of the strands of hair and the wallpaper remnant, as well as a photocopy of what is believed to be the original Christie's sales description for the lot from which the strands of Lincoln hair offered here derived. 

[With:] Multiple fragments of wood housed in plastic bags with modern notations, presumably in the hand of Carroll J. Delery III, attributing the wood as relic wood taken from the scaffold used to execute the Lincoln conspirators, acquired by the same guard from the 1st US Veteran Volunteers. A typed descriptive label, presumably furnished by Carroll J. Delery, is included. No further documentation or certificate of authenticity accompanies the fragments of wood.