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Stereograph of a Silver Serving Set on a Round Table.
c 1865

Stereographs of famous places and things were popular in the mid-to-late 1800s, including items associated with the Lincoln family.  According to the note on the stereograph, this silver serving set was presented to Lincoln before his first nomination in 1860.  It appears to be on a table in the sitting room or dining room.

Paper, cardboard. H 8.4, W 17.1 cm
Lincoln Home National Historic Site, LIHO 10359