{"product_id":"original-u-s-civil-war-president-abraham-lincoln-mourning-ribbon-with-1900-reprint-of-new-york-herald-assassination-newspaper","title":"Original U.S. Civil War President Abraham Lincoln Mourning Ribbon with 1900 Reprint of New York Herald Assassination Newspaper","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Items. Only One Set Available. This is a very nice pair of items to complement any Civil War or Presidential collection, an original silk April 15, 1865 Mourning ribbon for President Abraham Lincoln and a circa-1900 reprint of the New York Herald April 15th, 1865 newspaper which shows enough wear to pass as an original, but it even has advertisements dating into the 1890s and has an article titled “Valuable Souvenir” in which it describes that the newspaper is a fac-simile of the original paper from that date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mourning ribbon is silk and reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWE MOURN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNATION’S LOSS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABRAHAM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLINCOLN.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApril 15, 1865.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ribbon has some heavy wear and material loss due to its fragile silk construction. It measures 2 x 5¼”. The back of it is inscribed \u003cstrong\u003eWanted \u003c\/strong\u003ein pencil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe newspaper is a double-sided front page, so there are four pages total, but as mentioned it is a circa 1900 facsimile made as a souvenir piece. The original issue of the Herald did not feature a portrait of Lincoln, and there are articles on the back noting that this is not original to 1865. When folded to only show the front page, it measures 18 x 22½” and does have some heavy tearing along creases which does really give it the appearance of an original, but again please do note that this is a reproduction newspaper from around 1900.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaken together, the original \u003cstrong\u003eApril 15, 1865\u003c\/strong\u003e mourning ribbon and circa-1900 \u003cstrong\u003eNew York Herald\u003c\/strong\u003e facsimile form a visually strong and historically layered display. The ribbon’s fragile silk construction and period inscription provide a direct connection to the national mourning that followed Lincoln’s assassination, while the later newspaper illustrates the enduring public memory of the event decades afterward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45964867403845,"sku":"ONJR26SEM077","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/IMG-0856.jpg?v=1791564125","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-civil-war-president-abraham-lincoln-mourning-ribbon-with-1900-reprint-of-new-york-herald-assassination-newspaper","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}