This a very good example of the small mourning flags waved at public patriotic and memorial services or by thousands witnessing the passage of Lincoln’s funeral cortege as his coffin was escorted through major cities with appropriate ceremony on its way to its final destination in Springfield. The flag itself measures 5 ¼  by 3 ½ inches and is mounted on a small wood stick 10 1/2 inches long.

The flag is printed in red and blue on white, now off-white, fabric, showing thirteen five-pointed stars in the canton- one larger star at center surrounded by a circle of eight, with four more set one in each corner of the canton.

Along the bottom edge a black ink stamp has been applied on the obverse showing a portrait bust of Lincoln at left and at right the motto, “A NATION MOURNS! / April 15, 1865.” This slants slightly, not quite in line with the stripes, an indicator of hasty production, as should be expected. The colors are good, naturally showing some fading on the obverse from display. There are some pinprick losses to the fabric on the top white stripes and on the lower white stripe where they affect the word “THE” and with two small pricks on the N and S of “mourns” to a lesser degree. Still, this shows off very well and would make a great addition to a Lincoln display, especially one concentrating on the events of April 1865.  [sr][ph:L]

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