Mary Todd Lincoln‘s seed-pearl necklace & matching bracelets by Tiffany’s, 1860s
Tiffany records indicate that President Abraham Lincoln purchased the items on April 28, 1862 in Manhattan. “The pearl necklace sold for $180 and the two bracelets for $350., and that on January 24, 1863, we sold two bracelets to order for $350.” Mary Todd Lincoln wore the jewelry to the first Lincoln inaugural ball.
source: Library of Congress
