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Candelabra, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

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Title
Candelabra, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Coverage-Year
1800/1900
Description
Single-stick girandole candelabra, with marble base, turned bronze pedestal support, three-branched stem. Cast-bronze piece with flowers and pair of turtle dove designs. Pedestal has remnants of burnished design. Triangular star/ snowflake cut glass prisms hang from cast bronze round. In set with LIHO 150 and 152. H 17 1/2" x Base L 5" x W 5".
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
Antebellum Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Candelabra  
  • Furnishings  
  • Furniture  
  • Antebellum  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
LIHO 151
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleCandelabra, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Coverage-Year1800/1900
DescriptionSingle-stick girandole candelabra, with marble base, turned bronze pedestal support, three-branched stem. Cast-bronze piece with flowers and pair of turtle dove designs. Pedestal has remnants of burnished design. Triangular star/ snowflake cut glass prisms hang from cast bronze round. In set with LIHO 150 and 152. H 17 1/2" x Base L 5" x W 5".
InterpretationBelonged 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 Standards16 History
Resource TypeStill image
SourceOn exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
Coverage-SpatialAntebellum Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Candelabra  
  • Furnishings  
  • Furniture  
  • Antebellum  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource IdentifierLIHO 151
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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