Mary Lincoln's Jewelry

[@jessicaboisvert3138]

Very interesting to watch and enjoyed watching this thanks for sharing it.

[@steiffbar]

Beautiful pieces. Mrs. Lincoln did indeed have good taste in jewelry, and knew how to wear it to effect. "Less is more" seems to be her philosophy, and in photographs, one can see that she knew how to show off her jewelry to greatest effect. What treasures!

[@MaryBethPetra]

This was very interesting to watch!

[@carinamoses2704]

Coral and ivory work beautifully together in the jewelry collection, thank you for sharing.

[@M.C.Blackwell]

What a wonderful channel and presentation, thank you.

[@corkcamden9878]

A very revealing presentation. Mary was, to this man's eye, a lovely, lovely woman who had excellent tastes and was maligned undeservingly by people who were oblivious to the terrible losses she bore. How sad.

[@timmylongstroke7812]

We all suffer terrible loss, unless we are the loss.

[@AdelaideBeemanWhite]

I agree. I’ve always liked her.

[@jowatson6750]

Mary Lincoln was an intellectually developed person who because of her heightened sensibilities could not deal with awful tragedies that she encountered in her life.

[@jimplummer4879]

Absolutely ! We tend to put these people on a pedestal and not think they are human and have feelings etc.

[@karyannfontaine8757]

A lovely collection of Mary's jewelry. Very enjoyable video.

[@anneeversley2405]

Mrs. Mrs.Todd Lincoln was a strong, gracious, and lovely woman who lived through so much tragedy and sadness. She was a good and devoted wife and mother who loved her family greatly with much devotion and care. She was a model First Lady. She and President Lincoln were soulmats.

[@Luannnelson547]

Fascinating. The coral necklace is really interesting.

[@ddracofly]

Luann Nelson iii

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

its angel skin coral in anycase,not red.

[@Snapepet]

Very well done! Thank you.

[@stephanietorres5679]

Thank you for sharing..it was very interesting!! She endured alot of loss.

[@joijaxx]

Everything is soooo beautiful!

[@BabysanBabysan]

Bravo! Great presentation

[@23SummerMoon]

Anyone who believes that Lincoln did not love his wife has never seen that diamond heart he gave her. Yowzah!

[@timmylongstroke7812]

Diamonds are as worthless as the dollar bill.

[@lindanorris2455]

HE ADORED HER!

[@Stephanie-hv1vn]

I enjoyed this, Thank you!

[@Sticle]

That green dress is so beautiful!!

[@monicacall7532]

Is the gorgeous green dress in the background one of Elizabeth Keckley’s creations? It’s stunning.

[@apmarin]

Beautiful! Thank you for posting this video!

[@scottfulps2065]

Absolutely fascinating.

[@lindanorris2455]

BEAUTIFUL!

[@aragon120373]

Merci. Super beaux intéressants. France

[@ulrichlehnhardt4293]

beautiful exhibition. The jewelery is very modest for a period in which european nobles ran around like christmas trees.

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

even that heart PENDANT not necklace is quite underwhelming. If it didnt have historical provenance it would sell for around 3k id imagine, potentially up to 8k. i cant really tell what the reverse was. glass/rock crystal etc.

[@pallabidutta968]

But she did look like a wedding cake in the picture. Guess it was cool back then!!

[@joannedavis1991]

I loved it! I thought the narrator was wonderful. Thank you!

[@patstokes3615]

You must be his mother to think his narration was wonderful.

[@janedoe-yh4ok]

the narrator is horrible!

[@historywiz1]

Great video, love the whole series. I purchased the reproduction of the coral bead necklace and earrings along with the ring from the ALPLM. Any plans on producing the diamond necklace?

[@maxwellalberts7332]

That's a good idea.

[@jbos5107]

Poor lady suffered so much. I can imagine what President Lincoln would think of the mess we've made. Especially after what happened in Illinois on July 4th.

[@patriciatoomingtheplantpar2558]

not finding the podcast "stories from the vault"😢

[@bass13mary]

She was a shopaholic and spent money they didn’t have. I love the coral fashioning.

[@candicehoneycutt4318]

Wednesday's Child A lot of these would have been very expensive. Cheap costume jewelry really wasn't a thing yet. You can go buy cheap stuff, but she didn't. She had really expensive taste and was in serious debt at various points because of her shopping habits.

[@SpringerA1984]

Yet she would've been damned as well if she didn't look sharp as the wife of the president. So there's no winning with the fickle public.

[@steveboudreau9181]

What I don`t like about James Cornelius is that he should examine potential new images of Lincoln a little closer,please look at my images,they are very striking.

[@coinslotsandjoysticks2572]

I live about 80 ft from the mary todd family cabin where she grew up in Frankfort on u.s.421 I have been here all my life and ,I used to sit on the porch and shoot groundhogs with my boss in the early 80,s, only because there were so many it was insane, I love animals, the door frame still has the scratch marks that show the kids growth every year they lived there, check it out if you're in Frankfort ky you will see the mary todd cabin historical marker on the highway about 3 miles from the u.s.421 and Versailles road intersection on 421

[@earthcat]

I quite like her taste. Surprising.

[@susanhoward5479]

Please focus on the items longer

[@bonchance9241]

an extremely brief intro of one minute then each item should be shown in detail with a voiceover..... surely you realise that is what people want

[@patstokes3615]

They must have had one of the employees holding the camera that didn't have a clue. Who wants to look at the a guy that doesn't even know what cut of diamonds he is showing cause it sure isn't emerald cut. The whole thing was totally amateur.

[@adrianguynn5807]

Beautiful heart pendent but those are not Emerald cuts. The center stone appears oval or maybe cushion cut and the rest are obviously round.

[@anneeversley2405]

I posted my post once yet it is posted a total of three (3) times. Why did it post itself two more times? That's strange.

[@lindaeasley5606]

It doesn't bother me if she bought expensive things after leaving the WH but it was her shopaholic nature during a time of Civil War that was disturbing. The taxpayer funds were needed to ensure supplies for the Union ,not to indulge Mary's lavish tastes. Abraham hated the fact that she threw a lavish party in 1862. It is documented that she became an influence peddler by 1864 to cover her tracks

[@sagrammyfour]

Was this filmed by this guy's mother? We wanted to see the items, not his skinny face.

[@ChoctawNawtic4]

Very interesting... They should have ppl who actually know jewelry historically and otherwise presenting this.

[@isabellavalencia8026]

The black piece was mourning jewelry.

[@tamlynn786]

She had a great fashion sense but back in that time with the dresses showing her upper arms, décolleté, and cleavage, many of the high society women viewed her fashion sense as vulgar, risky and not at all suitable for a First Lady. She didn’t have very many friends and a bad shopping habit.

[@inkblot131]

Do your audience for these videos a favor, sir, get rid of your camera and /woman. You have an OK face but, we only need see it once to know you're involved. What we WANT is good, longer and closer views of the ITEMS. Not all of us will ever get to Illinois, or Ohio to see the relevant historical artifacts.

[@howtubeable]

TACT: adroitness and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues. I posted this definition because I assumed you didn't know the concept. You're welcome.

[@inkblot131]

That was very tactful of you. Shooting the messenger for his wreckless delivery is clearly justified; the wound mortifying. His last words, "Ouch!" Arrangements are pending. His only survivor, the message.

[@shortyshark1]

"you have an OK face". How nice of you....

[@kesmarn]

I'm relieved that someone had the courage to state the obvious: focusing almost entirely on the presenter's face is completely ignoring the point of the video.

[@vima8680]

Amen! And as a "curator" you do not speak well. You should have had a professional speaker handle these videos for you.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

did she have a lovely figure?

[@howtubeable]

If Dr. Cornelius wants to think she had a lovely figure, then let him think she had a lovely figure! No need to critique his taste in women. LOL

[@Marcel_Audubon]

haha - It was a critique of his repetitiveness, not his taste in 19th century minxes

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

I got tired of hearing him say it. She had no more of a 'lovely figure' than most upper class women of the time who relied on a corset. Everyone has a lovely figure in a corset.

[@angelblue7779]

Actually she was a short , chunky little thing from everything I've ever seen and read, but to each his own. She carried herself well either way!

[@gigichristine5988]

Mary was a daughter of a slave owner and had acquired tastes that the rail splitter couldn't afford. I love the way people spin history. If it weren't for the fact that Julia despised Mary, Grant would have been in the Ford theater next to Lincoln. Julia took a hard pass on that night out due to her disdain of Mary. I have nothing for Mary.

[@tamlynn786]

This makes sense because president Lincoln didn’t want it go to the play that night but Mary insisted. A lot of the high society women and wives of politicians didn’t like Mary. They didn’t like that she wore her dresses off shoulder and so low in the front showing her cleavage. They thought it was unbecoming for a First Lady. Mary was also seen as impulsive, paranoid and controlling. It was her way or the highway. Her seamstress, Elizabeth Keckley, eluded to this in her memoir.

[@lindaeasley5606]

Spot on . She started committing fraud to hide her out of control spending from Abraham . He considered the party she threw in 1862 to be frivolous nonsense and said it would leave " a stench in the nostrils of the American people"

[@tamlynn786]

@Max Test Oh wow, I didn’t know that Lincoln was engaged prior to Mary! I’ll have to check out that book. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@michaelballlenger7614]

You need to re-record this when you're not so nervous. The narration lacked continuity. And the camera should be focused on the pieces not the narrator. Also the diamond heart appeared to be round diamonds not emerald cut diamonds.

[@julieankhan.2801]

Maybe she didnt wear too much jewelry for potitical reasons. Most people couldnt afford those diamonds or fancy jewels.

[@sagrammyfour]

Absolutely crappy camera work.

[@lindalilhippie3728]

couldnt agree more

[@dorthymorris7503]

Yes mam but I can get you rubies bless you and Mr L hehe woohoo!!!!!!! 💓

[@dabroncobabe7441]

I wish the speaker was a little more engaging - great content, but he made an interesting topic dull dull dull.

[@daniellecharland-gruhzit7788]

Emily Fulton, I don't think his main job is a speaker in the media, but a historical curator. I think he does a fine job bringing us the information, tho I do wish the camera would have given us closer and longer looks at the items.

[@howtubeable]

TACT: adroitness and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues. Please, practice tact. Thank you.

[@patstokes3615]

Where did they get the camera man? Must have been a Junior High School student that doesn't have a clue about what is important. The goofy guy that bends at the knee or the jewelry. And no those aren't emerald cut diamonds, maybe he came from the same school. And he thinks the fat is a lovely figure.

[@verneneguilford6303]

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[@janedoe-yh4ok]

horrible speaker !!!