Sofa belonging to the Abraham Lincoln family

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image

Coverage / Year

1830 to 1860

Description

Rococo-revival style (ornately carved furniture popular in the mid 1800s) upholstered sofa that belonged to the Abraham Lincoln family. Sofa is covered in black horsehair (modern but based on original material). The wood frame is made from mahogany. It is 82 1/2" long, 38 1/4" tall, and 20" deep.

Interpretation

The sofa was used by the Abraham Lincoln family in their most formal room - the parlor. The sofa appears in an 1860 drawing published in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" as part of a story on the Republican candidate for President.

Lesson Plans / Themes

How we learn about communities
Choosing the Lincoln Statue
American communities in history

Learning Standards

16 History

Author or Creator

Lincoln Home National Historic Site (Springfield, Ill.)

Source

On exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
Transferred from Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.

Subject / Keywords

Rococo-revival style
19th Century
Horsehair
Mahogany
Mid-Victorian
Furniture
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Collection Publisher

Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

LIHO 1059

Date Created

10/16/02

Resource Type	image
Title	Sofa belonging to the Abraham Lincoln family
Coverage / Year	1830 to 1860
Description	Rococo-revival style (ornately carved furniture popular in the mid 1800s) upholstered sofa that belonged to the Abraham Lincoln family. Sofa is covered in black horsehair (modern but based on original material). The wood frame is made from mahogany. It is 82 1/2" long, 38 1/4" tall, and 20" deep.
Interpretation	The sofa was used by the Abraham Lincoln family in their most formal room - the parlor. The sofa appears in an 1860 drawing published in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" as part of a story on the Republican candidate for President.
Lesson Plans / Themes	How we learn about communities Choosing the Lincoln Statue American communities in history
Learning Standards	16 History
Author or Creator	Lincoln Home National Historic Site (Springfield, Ill.)
Source	On exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Transferred from Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.
Subject / Keywords	Rococo-revival style 19th Century Horsehair Mahogany Mid-Victorian Furniture Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Collection Publisher	Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	LIHO 1059
Date Created	10/16/02

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