Lincoln Five Dollar Porcelain Limoges Box

Honest Abe, the face on every five dollar bill, gives this porcelain piece its theme of American money and presidential history. It is a hand-painted Limoges box made in Limoges, France, bringing a bit of the Treasury to a French porcelain box.

The Face on the Fiver

Lincoln has appeared on the five dollar note since 1914, and his portrait is one of the most familiar images in American life. Pairing that bill with French porcelain makes for a playful piece that history buffs and money people both understand right away.

Bankers, Teachers and Historians

• Hand-painted porcelain made in Limoges, France
• Fits a presidents, Civil War era or American history collection
• Goes well with currency, coin or patriotic pieces

From Springfield to Your Study

This is a natural desk piece for an accountant, a bank manager or a financial planner, and it makes a light-hearted present when someone passes the CPA exam or opens a first savings account. Social studies teachers and Civil War readers tend to appreciate it too.

Set it out for Presidents' Day in February or Lincoln's birthday on the twelfth, then let it settle onto a bookshelf next to a biography or two. It also works as a small thank-you for the person who keeps the family books in order every tax season.