Details:

James Garfield, 20th President of the U.S., custom display featuring a swatch of wool carpet from the scene of Garfield's assassination on September 19, 1881.

The patterned wool carpet swatch measures approximately .25" x .25" and has been affixed to an 8.5 x 11" University Archives certification display sheet. This display includes a reproduction image (not to scale) of the original section of carpet this relic was sourced from along with a period 19th-century hand-written information card that reads in full: "The above is a piece of carpet on which President Garfield stood when the fatal shot was fired."

Historical Background and Provenance: This carpet fragment was taken from the lady's waiting room at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad depot after Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau.

Sourced from and certified authentic by University Archives one of the foremost authorities on historical relics and artifacts.

Accompanied by a color copy of the original full carpet fragment and period provenance note.

Authentication:
Includes a full letter of authenticity from JG Autographs, Inc.

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Reference sku: 11256 1394797-1