Seed Pearl Necklace and Bracelets

[Donna]

The answer is emphatically yes, Roger. Thank you sincerely for posting, by the way. The lady pictured does NOT have Mary’s inaugural ball gown.
I am a long time admirer of Abraham Lincoln and have read numerous biographies and perused hundreds of websites that attempt to illuminate the complex nature of the man and his deeds. A wealth of information that up until a couple of decades ago was confined to archives and private collections with limited public access, is now widely available to the general public as a result of the internet.
What troubles me is that these easily obtained truths appear to be lacking in those who should, by virtue of their profession, be eminently more knowledgeable on the subject than the public at large.
I’m not here to criticize or chastise Roger Norton or Donna McCreary, but there is seemingly ‘something wrong with this picture’ given their credentials. Roger, you said you have “zero expertise on the subject at hand”, and in another post dealing with a photo of Abe’s stepmother.....Sarah Bush Johnston....you volunteer that you are “not a photograph expert by any means”. Yet in a thread that I started titled....Lincoln and his cane....you dismiss the photograph out of hand with no explanation. I have seen that daguerreian image (along with the Hoffman, Kaplan, and a multitude of other daguerreotypes) over the years and I must say that the argument against its authenticity is lacking at best, especially in light of this recent conversation.
The lady resembles Mary Todd Lincoln.....is wearing a blue, watered-silk gown trimmed with white point d’ Alençon Lace.....and is seated next to a gentleman resembling Abraham Lincoln who is holding a gold-headed cane and wearing white kid gloves. It was purported to be an inaugural day photograph.
My question to other forum members is this:....can anyone provide a concise, factual, delineated argument that the couple are not the Lincolns? I have never seen an opposing point of view yet that could hold water, and the white inaugural gown with the seed pearl suite theory just went flying out the window. Thank you.

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(03-06-2018 05:21 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  Please excuse me for entering a conversation in which I have zero expertise. But am I correct in saying the lady pictured here does NOT have Mary's 1861 inaugural ball dress?

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The answer is emphatically yes, Roger. Thank you sincerely for posting, by the way. The lady pictured does NOT have Mary’s inaugural ball gown.
I am a long time admirer of Abraham Lincoln and have read numerous biographies and perused hundreds of websites that attempt to illuminate the complex nature of the man and his deeds. A wealth of information that up until a couple of decades ago was confined to archives and private collections with limited public access, is now widely available to the general public as a result of the internet.
What troubles me is that these easily obtained truths appear to be lacking in those who should, by virtue of their profession, be eminently more knowledgeable on the subject than the public at large.
I’m not here to criticize or chastise Roger Norton or Donna McCreary, but there is seemingly ‘something wrong with this picture’ given their credentials. Roger, you said you have “zero expertise on the subject at hand”, and in another post dealing with a photo of Abe’s stepmother.....Sarah Bush Johnston....you volunteer that you are “not a photograph expert by any means”. Yet in a thread that I started titled....Lincoln and his cane....you dismiss the photograph out of hand with no explanation. I have seen that daguerreian image (along with the Hoffman, Kaplan, and a multitude of other daguerreotypes) over the years and I must say that the argument against its authenticity is lacking at best, especially in light of this recent conversation.
The lady resembles Mary Todd Lincoln.....is wearing a blue, watered-silk gown trimmed with white point d’ Alençon Lace.....and is seated next to a gentleman resembling Abraham Lincoln who is holding a gold-headed cane and wearing white kid gloves. It was purported to be an inaugural day photograph.
My question to other forum members is this:....can anyone provide a concise, factual, delineated argument that the couple are not the Lincolns? I have never seen an opposing point of view yet that could hold water, and the white inaugural gown with the seed pearl suite theory just went flying out the window. Thank you.