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Sofa belonging to the Abraham Lincoln family

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Title
Sofa belonging to the Abraham Lincoln family
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  
Temporal Coverage
1830/1860
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
LIHO 1059
Date Created
10/16/02
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleSofa belonging to the Abraham Lincoln family
DescriptionRococo-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.
InterpretationThe 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 Standards16 History  
Author or CreatorLincoln 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  
Temporal Coverage1830/1860
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource IdentifierLIHO 1059
Date Created10/16/02
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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