Mary Todd Lincoln

Mary Todd Lincoln; née Mary Ann Todd (December 13, 1818 – July 16, 1882), wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, and as such the First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865.

Frederick Hill Meserve (1865-1962), New York textile executive and book lover is considered America's first great photograph collector and a premier authority on Linconiania.

Silver gelatin photograph; printed by Meserve (circa 1916). 2.25 x 3.25 inches. Verso features original Merserve ink stamping credit. Housed in a paper matte (finished size: 3 x 4.5 inches); may be removed easily, if desired. Face features original notations in graphite written in Meserve's hand: "Mrs. Lincoln."

Also includes a facsimile copy of an original hand-written note (ANS) by Merseve to a young collector, April 25, 1916.