Ribbon honoring Frances F. Cleveland, ca.1886.

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Ribbon honoring Frances F. Cleveland, ca.1886.

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A ribbon, 6.5 cm. wide and 14 cm. long (including fringe), woven with a black and white portrait of Frances F. Cleveland. The ribbon is also decorated with purple violets. Francis Folsom married President Grover Cleveland in the White House on June 2, 1886, when she was not quite 22 years old. Because of her youth, she became very popular, and her image was widely used in advertising. Nothing about the ribbon suggests the purpose for which it was created.

1 item : ill. ; 14 cm.

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Cleveland, Frances Folsom, 1864-1947

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Frances Clara Folsom Cleveland became the youngest First Lady at age 21 as the first woman to marry a president in the White House. She served as the 23rd and 25th First Lady of the United States while married to President Grover Cleveland. “I detest him so much that I don’t even think his wife is beautiful.” So spoke one of President Grover Cleveland’s political foes–the only person, it seems, to deny the loveliness of this notable First Lady, first bride of a President to be married in the ...