"Stump the Yankee"

[L Verge]

Actually the first thing that came to my mind when you first posted this sucker was Lincoln's inkwell. I have seen it, along with some of Mary Lincoln's jewelry, several times thanks to gracious keepers of the treasures at the Library of Congress. However, the inkwell is not something we all have around the house, so I scratched it off the computer.

Jim Garrett, where are you? Ford's Theatre must be the repository for this elusive thing. With your Confederate background, we have to beat this Yankee.

P.S. That inkwell is so gorgeous, I was tempted to grab it and run - in the days when I could run! The Mary jewels are those gorgeous seed pearl necklace and bracelet.

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Jim, another place to search would be the facility at Lanham.