LINCOLN ABRAHAM Sixth plate ruby ambrotype of Abraham Lincol

Sale 2067 - Lot 1

Price Realized: $ 5,290

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Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,500

FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE SEWARD FAMILY LINCOLN, ABRAHAM
Sixth-plate ruby ambrotype of Abraham Lincoln, after the portrait attributed to either Roderick M. Cole (of Peoria) or Preston Butler (of Springfield); in a leather case, separated at hinge. 1858

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Hamilton and Ostendorf's "Lincoln in Photographs," where the image is reproduced as #0-14, indicates the original portrait was attributed to Cole or Butler. The authors note that the image was ". . . widely reproduced on campaign ribbons of 1860. This portrait underscores the determination in the candidate's face. Lincoln liked it and often signed photographic prints for admirers."