Rocking chair, belonging to the Lincoln Family

Rights Information

Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

Antebellum Springfield, IL
1800 to 1870

Description

Small black horsehair-upholstered rocking chair. Very low arms from front seat rail at seat height, running back rising to little knobs at elbow height. Bottom rim on front seat rail. Front legs modified cabriolet, back bowed rockers curve down at back and are cut off at front. H 32 3/4" x W 20" x D 17".

Interpretation

Traditionally, this chair is held to have belonged to the Lincoln family.

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

Donated by Lucy Rhea, New York, NH

Subject / Keywords

Chairs
Furnishings
Seat furniture
Antebellum
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 94

Date Created

06/03/03

Resource Type	image
Title	Rocking chair, belonging to the Lincoln Family
Coverage / Year	Antebellum Springfield, IL 1800 to 1870
Description	Small black horsehair-upholstered rocking chair. Very low arms from front seat rail at seat height, running back rising to little knobs at elbow height. Bottom rim on front seat rail. Front legs modified cabriolet, back bowed rockers curve down at back and are cut off at front. H 32 3/4" x W 20" x D 17".
Interpretation	Traditionally, this chair is held to have belonged to the Lincoln family.
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	Donated by Lucy Rhea, New York, NH
Subject / Keywords	Chairs Furnishings Seat furniture Antebellum 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 94
Date Created	06/03/03

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