Folding game table, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/a7bf48e0-0d92-0135-23f6-0050569601ca-3

Descriptive Information

Coverage-Year

1800/1900

Description

top folds in half, rectangular pedestal leg with columns at edges, bowed base, Y scroll on casters. Front rail table top base is carved feet, with front edges of leaves rounded. L 37 1/2" x H 28 1/2" x W 18 1/2".
Mahogany folding game table

Interpretation

Belonged to Abraham Lincoln during his residence in Springfield, IL, 1844-1861.

Lesson Plans / Themes

Learning Standards

16 History

Resource Type

Still image

Source

On exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.

Coverage-Spatial

Victorian/Antebellum

Subject / Keywords

Collection Publisher

Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Rights Management Statement

http://media.library.illinois.edu/TDC/Home/Conditions
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://media.library.illinois.edu/TDC/ for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

LIHO 29

Collection

Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Title	Folding game table, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Coverage-Year	1800/1900
Description	top folds in half, rectangular pedestal leg with columns at edges, bowed base, Y scroll on casters. Front rail table top base is carved feet, with front edges of leaves rounded. L 37 1/2" x H 28 1/2" x W 18 1/2". Mahogany folding game table
Interpretation	Belonged to Abraham Lincoln during his residence in Springfield, IL, 1844-1861.
Lesson Plans / Themes	How we learn about communities Antebellum Society and the Civil War American Communities in History
Learning Standards	16 History
Resource Type	Still image
Source	On exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
Coverage-Spatial	Victorian/Antebellum
Subject / Keywords	Wood Table Furniture Furnishings Antebellum Victorian Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Collection Publisher	Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement	http://media.library.illinois.edu/TDC/Home/Conditions For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://media.library.illinois.edu/TDC/ for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	LIHO 29
Collection	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Folding game table, belonging to Abraham Lincoln