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Mary Todd Lincoln’s blood-soaked cape goes on view in new Chicago History Museum exhibit about presidential artifacts

Curators say the stains on Mary Todd Lincoln’s cape cannot be confirmed as Abraham Lincoln’s blood without a DNA test that would damage the garment.

“Threads of a Nation” underscores how laborious it is to care for the fragile relics — and how hard it can be to verify their authenticity.

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Chicago Sun Times broke the news in Chicago, United States on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
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