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Drapery fragment, from Lincoln family home

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Title
Drapery fragment, from Lincoln family home
Coverage-Year
1850/1860
Description
Drapery panel of woven damask material in a vertical floral pattern. Wool and silk. Predominate color burgundy red. Other colors inclucde silver, two shades of gold. Four tears along edges and fourteen holes of varying sizes. L 50 7/8" x W 22 3/8".
Interpretation
Four affidavits attest to this drapery hanging in the Lincoln Home while the family was in residence, 1844-1861.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How we learn about communities
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards
16 History
Resource Type
Still image
Source
Originally sold at Lincolns' sale to H. Wilton. Later donated by Scott Petersen, Wilmette, IL
Coverage-Spatial
Early/Middle Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Curtains  
  • Drapery  
  • Window  
  • Furnishings  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
LIHO 1299
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleDrapery fragment, from Lincoln family home
Coverage-Year1850/1860
DescriptionDrapery panel of woven damask material in a vertical floral pattern. Wool and silk. Predominate color burgundy red. Other colors inclucde silver, two shades of gold. Four tears along edges and fourteen holes of varying sizes. L 50 7/8" x W 22 3/8".
InterpretationFour affidavits attest to this drapery hanging in the Lincoln Home while the family was in residence, 1844-1861.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How we learn about communities
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards16 History
Resource TypeStill image
SourceOriginally sold at Lincolns' sale to H. Wilton. Later donated by Scott Petersen, Wilmette, IL
Coverage-SpatialEarly/Middle Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Curtains  
  • Drapery  
  • Window  
  • Furnishings  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource IdentifierLIHO 1299
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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