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Pier table, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

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Title
Pier table, belonging to Abraham Lincoln  
Description
Empire-style marble topped table. Scroll-top legs and lower shelf, terminating in scroll feet and white porcelain casters. Front legs are canted at 45 degree angle, back legs parallel to wall. White marble top w/ bevelled edge. L 36 1/8" x W 18 1/2" x H 29 1/2".  
Interpretation
This table 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  
Source
  • Transferred from Lincoln Collection at Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.  
  • On exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Table  
  • Furnishings  
  • Furniture  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Temporal Coverage
1840/1850
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
LIHO 1114  
Date Created
02/03/03
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitlePier table, belonging to Abraham Lincoln  
DescriptionEmpire-style marble topped table. Scroll-top legs and lower shelf, terminating in scroll feet and white porcelain casters. Front legs are canted at 45 degree angle, back legs parallel to wall. White marble top w/ bevelled edge. L 36 1/8" x W 18 1/2" x H 29 1/2".  
InterpretationThis table 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 Standards16 History  
Source
  • Transferred from Lincoln Collection at Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.  
  • On exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Table  
  • Furnishings  
  • Furniture  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Temporal Coverage1840/1850
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource IdentifierLIHO 1114  
Date Created02/03/03
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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