Dining chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
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Title | Dining chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln |
Description | Hitchcock-style chair with rush seat. Black with gold lines and stenciling. Top rail has stenciled tulip, middle rail has stenciled grapes, knees have stenciled leaf. Turned bulbous stretcher in front, two stretchers side, one in back. L 34" x W 18" x D 14". |
Interpretation | Belonged to Abraham Lincoln during his residence in Springfield, IL, 1844-1861. |
Lesson Plans / Themes | |
Learning Standards | 16 History |
Source | On exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Original donor from Ann Arbor, MI |
Subject / Keywords | |
Spatial Coverage | Federal/Early Victorian, Springfield (Ill.) |
Temporal Coverage | 1820/1860 |
Collection Publisher | Lincoln Home National Historic Site |
Rights | Copyright Not Evaluated |
Resource Identifier | LIHO 1190 |
Date Created | 06/03/03 |
Collection Title | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
Collection | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
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Dining chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln |