Lincoln's Wedding Ring

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(12-15-2012 08:19 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Two of our former volunteers at Surratt House came back from New Jersey today to participate in our Christmas event. Both of them are expert historians in the social and cultural history of the 19th century. I posed the question to them about the use of wedding rings by men of that era, and both agreed that it was 50-50 and largely depended on occupation and wealth. They had never heard nor read of Mr. Lincoln ever wearing a ring of any kind.

As for our noticing a wedding band on Porter's right hand in one of the photos above, they said that it was not unusual for men and women of that day to wear their wedding bands on the right hand. It was a matter of choice and comfort.
Thanks Laurie. I certainly don't remember seeing Abe with a ring.
They also noted that it was probably more frequent for a man of the middle or upper class to wear a pinky ring than a wedding band. It was the style of the day. We know that Mr. Booth liked pinky rings.

In another thread mention was made about men's mustaches, beards, etc. I could not remember what the style was called that sported a short goatee under the bottom lip. Every now and then the brain lights up. The style was called an Imperial.

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Thanks Laurie. I never remember seeing or hearing that Abe wore a wedding ring.