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Loveseat, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

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Title
Loveseat, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Description
Small mahogany sofa or loveseat, black horsehair upholstery, serpentine rail with carved rose and open Molding. Legs and seat rail have carvings as well. Legs have carved petals, and center has fruit-like carving (pineapple?). Thin arms, top rail ends with scrolls, sofa seat wedge-shaped, arms curve into back. L 66" x H 19" x D 20".
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  
Source
  • Transferred from Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C. as part of Oldroyd Collection.  
  • On exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Chairs  
  • Furnishings  
  • Seat furniture  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Temporal Coverage
1830/1880
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
LIHO 1060
Date Created
02/03/03
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleLoveseat, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
DescriptionSmall mahogany sofa or loveseat, black horsehair upholstery, serpentine rail with carved rose and open Molding. Legs and seat rail have carvings as well. Legs have carved petals, and center has fruit-like carving (pineapple?). Thin arms, top rail ends with scrolls, sofa seat wedge-shaped, arms curve into back. L 66" x H 19" x D 20".
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  
Source
  • Transferred from Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C. as part of Oldroyd Collection.  
  • On exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Chairs  
  • Furnishings  
  • Seat furniture  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Temporal Coverage1830/1880
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource IdentifierLIHO 1060
Date Created02/03/03
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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