Collection The Historic Stephen Decatur House
In 1816, Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr. and his wife Susan moved to the nascent capital city of Washington, D.C. With...
A quilt said to be made by Elizabeth Keckley from scraps of Mary Todd Lincoln's dresses.
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- Kent State University Museum
A quilt said to be made by Elizabeth Keckley from scraps of Mary Todd Lincoln's dresses.
A quilt said to be made by Elizabeth Keckley from scraps of Mary Todd Lincoln's dresses.
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