Trivia Advent Calendar

[Eva Elisabeth]

Hint #2: The item is decorative and functional.

[L Verge]

I have no clue what that is, but I have to take a guess. Is that a clip of the Liberty weeping at Lincoln's bier woodcut? Are you going to take a point from Laurie?

Why should I have a point taken away since I did not earn a point on that Marshall House question? I just pointed out a slight technicality to get on a Yankee's nerves. Obviously, it worked!

P.S. Bill and others - Joe and I are good friends, so please understand that our banter back and forth is in good fun.

As to this next question, I can just barely make out the image and cannot get it to enlarge.

[Eva Elisabeth]

Maybe someone has an idea as for material? (It's a bit Xmas-y)

[RJNorton]

Is it something from the bedroom where Abraham Lincoln stayed at the David Wills House in Gettysburg?

[Eva Elisabeth]

Good idea, Roger. This item would (also) fit well in a bedroom. I am sorry to say the item "stepped" into Abraham Lincoln's life after the Gettysburg Address.

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Ok, I will offer you a larger peep:
   

[L Verge]

Decorative detail from one of Abraham's favorite carpet slippers?

[Eva Elisabeth]

Good idea.I am sorry it's not correct either, Laurie, but some"thing" on the carpet slippers is (in reality) "decorated" with the same material this item is made of.

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Hint #3: The item came far from the west to Abraham Lincoln.

[J. Beckert]

This doesn't really fit, but I'm thinking of Lincoln's goatskin boots.

[Eva Elisabeth]

Now what decorates a goat?

[L Verge]

Goats have horns, so I'm going to guess that this is part of that hideous elkhorn chair that Lincoln received from someone???

[Gene C]

I think you've got it Laurie. It looks like the chair Seth Kinman gave Lincoln
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Kinman

[J. Beckert]

She won again? This can't be happening to me...

[L Verge]

I think you've got it Laurie. It looks like the chair Seth Kinman gave Lincoln
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Kinman

What is even more pleasing to me, Gene, is that I'm amazed that I do know this many things about Mr. Lincoln. I'm well-versed on the assassination, but certainly not on the man himself. Being around some of the great Lincoln students on this forum must be helping me via osmosis.

[Gene C]

Joe, maybe this can help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UuHrm2tHvE

(note the scene at 5:15. Good thing they brought the lady with the back pack and the mules to carry all their stuff)

[Eva Elisabeth]

Kudos again, Laurie - impressive. Thanks for the link, Gene. Here's some more about Lincoln and the elkhorn chair:
http://www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/insi...ubjectID=2
Wonder if any of these chairs/the Lincoln chair still exists?
Can't help it, but the chair with the bear paws (poor animal!!!) reminds me of the ending of this poem:
http://ace.home.xs4all.nl/Literaria/Txt-Dahl.html
Joe, in any case you rank top in the category "most creative guesses"!