Wall clock, belonging to the Lincoln family

Rights Information

Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

Victorian, Springfield, IL
1825 to 1860

Description

Black Forest wall clock with painted wooden shield dial, decorated with flowers at top and columns at sides. Painted black metal hands. Wooden case attatched with hooks. Illegible ink inscription on back of case. Painted tin weights, utilizing buckshot. Adjustable brass pendulum. H 18" x W 12 5/8" x D 5 3/8".

Interpretation

This clock was possibly a gift from Robert Todd, Mary's father, to Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln for their wedding.

Lesson Plans / Themes

How we learn about communities
Antebellum Society and the Civil War
American Communities in History

Learning Standards

16 History

Author or Creator

Unknown

Source

On exhibit in "What a Pleasant Home Abe Lincoln Has" at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.

Subject / Keywords

Timekeeping
Clock
Furnishings
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Collection Publisher

Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

LIHO 6631

Date Created

06/03/03

Resource Type	image
Title	Wall clock, belonging to the Lincoln family
Coverage / Year	Victorian, Springfield, IL 1825 to 1860
Description	Black Forest wall clock with painted wooden shield dial, decorated with flowers at top and columns at sides. Painted black metal hands. Wooden case attatched with hooks. Illegible ink inscription on back of case. Painted tin weights, utilizing buckshot. Adjustable brass pendulum. H 18" x W 12 5/8" x D 5 3/8".
Interpretation	This clock was possibly a gift from Robert Todd, Mary's father, to Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln for their wedding.
Lesson Plans / Themes	How we learn about communities Antebellum Society and the Civil War American Communities in History
Learning Standards	16 History
Author or Creator	Unknown
Source	On exhibit in "What a Pleasant Home Abe Lincoln Has" at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
Subject / Keywords	Timekeeping Clock Furnishings Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Collection Publisher	Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	LIHO 6631
Date Created	06/03/03

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