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Folding game table, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

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Descriptive Information

Title
Folding game table, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Coverage-Year
1800/1900
Description
  • Mahogany folding game table
  • 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".
Interpretation
Belonged to Abraham Lincoln during his residence in Springfield, IL, 1844-1861.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
  • How we learn about communities
Learning Standards
16 History
Resource Type
Still image
Source
On exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
Coverage-Spatial
Victorian/Antebellum  
Subject / Keywords
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
  • Victorian  
  • Antebellum  
  • Furnishings  
  • Furniture  
  • Table  
  • Wood  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
LIHO 29
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleFolding game table, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Coverage-Year1800/1900
Description
  • Mahogany folding game table
  • 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".
InterpretationBelonged to Abraham Lincoln during his residence in Springfield, IL, 1844-1861.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
  • How we learn about communities
Learning Standards16 History
Resource TypeStill image
SourceOn exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
Coverage-SpatialVictorian/Antebellum  
Subject / Keywords
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
  • Victorian  
  • Antebellum  
  • Furnishings  
  • Furniture  
  • Table  
  • Wood  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource IdentifierLIHO 29
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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