Item #1594 - Mary Todd Lincoln Ambrotype Painting on Milk Glass

Description: This item was purchased as being young Mary Todd, future wife of Abraham Lincoln. This is all that is known. It has been disassembled to photograph details. It appears to be an unusual ambrotype on milk glass that has been painted over. We are not familiar with this type of medium and can find no information to pass on to you. There is no documentation with the piece, but we believe it to be Mary Todd at a young age. We have listed here many pictures of her for you to compare and will try to answer any questions you might have. The image is in excellent condition.

Biography:

In 1842 Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd, a native Kentuckian who had come to Springfield, Illinois to live with her sister. A member of a leading family, Mary quickly became a part of the thriving social circle that grew up around the new state capital. Mary became a shrewd source of political counsel for her husband, and fueled his ambition with her own. She gave birth to four children, two of whom died at young ages. During the Civil War Mary Lincoln gained attention for her profligate spending, but she also devoted herself to visiting wounded soldiers in hospitals and raising funds for their care. After President Lincoln's assassination in 1865, Mary's grief kept her in the public eye. In 1871 her son Tad died, and Mary Lincoln's behavior became increasingly erratic, leading her sole surviving son Robert Todd Lincoln commit her to an asylum in Batavia, Illinois. After a brief stay there, Mary returned to Springfield. She often traveled to Europe in the years before her death in 1882.

Price: $6,000.00 + S&H&I: $25.50 = Total: $6,025.50
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