Four strands of hair from both Abraham Lincoln and William Seward. The strands are housed in small magnified plastic cases and are suede-matted with images of Lincoln, Seward, and John Wilkes Booth, and a printed caption, to an overall size of 14 x 11. The hair was originally collected by Caroline Wright, wife of Indiana governor Joseph Wright. The Wrights were close friends of Lincoln and were presented to Mrs. Wright after Lincoln’s 1865 inauguration. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Cary J. Delery, stating the hair was in the possession of the Wright family until 1992, when it was sold at Christie’s. The hair was sold again by Christie’s in 2002, as part of the Forbes Collection. Provenance: Christie’s 1992, 2002. RR Auction COA.
