Dining chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
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| Title | Dining chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln |
| Description | Empire-style gondola chair. Side stiles and crest rail are joined to appear as one sweeping piece, bottom edge of crest rail cut out to form scrolls. Splat is vase-shaped - no shoe where joined to seat rail. Serpentine front seat rail with protruding convex molding on bottom edge, front cabriole legs perpendicular to rail. Back-curved saber legs angle out from body. Slip seat upholstered in black horsehair, button tufted with high center puff, shield-shaped. One of six chair set, all identical. H 16 1/4" x W 17 2/3" x D 16 11/16". |
| 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. Transferred from Lincoln Collection at Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
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| Spatial Coverage | Early Victorian, Springfield (Ill.) |
| Temporal Coverage | 1840/1850 |
| Collection Publisher | Lincoln Home National Historic Site |
| Rights | Copyright Not Evaluated |
| Resource Identifier | LIHO 1116 |
| 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 |