White House Coffee Cup
- Description
- Richmond had fallen. Lee had surrendered. The war was finally coming to an end. It was time to celebrate the victory, unify the American people, and rebuild the nation. On the evening of Good Friday, April 14, Lincoln decided to spend a relaxing evening at the Ford’s Theatre.
- After dressing for the evening, a White House servant observed the president leaving behind this cup on a windowsill just before departing. The servant preserved it as a relic of that tragic night. Years later Capt. D. W. Taylor presented this cup to Robert Todd Lincoln, Lincoln’s eldest son, who maintained it as a family heirloom.
- Gift of Lincoln Isham, great-grandson of Abraham Lincoln, 1958
- Object Name
- cup
- associated person
- Lincoln, Abraham
- associated institution
- White House, The
- Physical Description
- purple; white, gold trim (overall color)
- ceramic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 1/4 in x 3 7/8 in; 8.255 cm x 9.8425 cm
- part:: 1 1/4 in; 3.175 cm
- ID Number
- PL*219098.09
- catalog number
- 219098.09
- accession number
- 219098
- subject
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Selections from the Abraham Lincoln Collection
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, White House/First Ladies Collection
- Selections from the Abraham Lincoln Collection
- Exhibition
- Exhibition
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
- Related Publication
- Rubenstein, Harry R.. Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life
- Additional Media
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