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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Gettysburg Address Paperweight
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Gettysburg Address Paperweight

Artifact IDMO 1941.12.78
Object Type Paperweight
Maker (Austrian-American, 1882 - 1972)
Mediumstone (marble), metal (copper)
Dimensionsoverall H 7/8 in x W 5 1/4 in x D 3 in (2.2 cm x 13.3 cm x 7.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA paperweight featuring Abraham Lincoln's November 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address. The paperweight consists of an oblong piece of black Italian marble on which has been mounted a rectangular copper plate. The copper plate has the wording of the Gettysburg Address in relief text, with Lincoln's etched facsimile signature in the lower right. In the upper left of the plate is a right-facing, head and shoulders relief profile portrait of Lincoln within a circle - similar to the Lincoln penny but without the wording.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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