Lincoln artifacts at new America 250 exhibit at Reagan Library

[Steve]

I read the article as saying that Christie's loaned a ticket from Ford's Theatre that night, not that the ticket was given to Lincoln. Lincoln was the invited guest with a special box, so wouldn't have needed to be given a ticket.

I didn't mention this in my original post, but I feel confident those gloves weren't Lincoln's. If they were in his pocket, they shouldn't have blood on them. My guess, they may have belonged to one of the doctors treating Lincoln and left in the room in Petersen House and then shipped back to Mary Lincoln with the rest of Lincoln's clothes left at Willie Clark's room.