Table, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
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Descriptive Information
| Title | Table, belonging to Abraham Lincoln |
| Coverage-Year | 1800/1900 |
| Description | Small table stand, two shelves, bracket feet. Side rails curve up to cornice-style support for top shelf. Bottom shelf solid, but narrower than top. Top shelf has two supports at inner side of rails, rectangular with rounded ends. Bottom shelf long, rectangular. L 23 1/2" x H 23" x W 15 1/2". |
| Interpretation | This table belonged to Abraham Lincoln during his residence in Springfield, IL 1844-1861. Lincoln gave the table to cabinet maker Matrin Ehman after the latter completed some work for the Lincolns. |
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| Learning Standards | 16 History |
| Resource Type | Still image |
| Source | On exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site. |
| Coverage-Spatial | Antebellum Springfield, IL |
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| Collection Publisher | Lincoln Home National Historic Site |
| Rights Statement | Copyright Not Evaluated |
| Resource Identifier | LIHO 75 |
| Collection Title | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
| Collection | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
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