ABRAHAM LINCOLN DELEGATE provenance
FINE PAIR of Georgian Paste Shoe Buckles
Circa : 1800 - 1830
in original fitted case,
With note of provenance citing ownership by
SAMUEL FREEMAN HERSEY(1812-1875), Maine delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention nominating ABRAHAM LINCOLN for president, (and Maine’s Senator Hannibal Hamlin vice president)
Accompanied by card or “Mrs. Sherman Finch, Four hundred and sixty-seven Portland Avenue...Fridays”
with ink inscription :
“Paste Buckles
Samuel F. Hersey
Date 1830”
Size : each buckle approx. 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Size : case approx. 5 1/2" x 3" x 1 1/4"
# 3048 .......................................... $ 1,800.
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