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End table, owned by Rev. Charles Dresser, a friend of the Lincoln family

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Title
End table, owned by Rev. Charles Dresser, a friend of the Lincoln family
Coverage-Year
1839/1844
Description
Lamp table with removable marble top on walnut turned pedestal. Pedestal does not reach to the ground, and is supported by four incurved cut-out legs with ceramic castors connected to the center pedestal. Brace is stenciled with black ink on top "Nutt & Barkley Springfield, ILL." L 30" x W 21 1/2".
Interpretation
Owned by Rev. Charles Dresser, a friend of the Lincoln family. Rev. Dresser performed the wedding ceremony for Abraham and Mary Lincoln in November of 1842. He sold them his house on the corner of 8th and Jackson in January of 1844.
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
Nutt & Barkley, Springfield, ILL  
Resource Type
Still image
Source
Donated by a relative of Rev. Dresser, T. Haliburton McCoy, Boyce, VA
Coverage-Spatial
Early Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Table  
  • Furnishings  
  • Furniture  
  • Dresser, Rev. Charles  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
LIHO 1132
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleEnd table, owned by Rev. Charles Dresser, a friend of the Lincoln family
Coverage-Year1839/1844
DescriptionLamp table with removable marble top on walnut turned pedestal. Pedestal does not reach to the ground, and is supported by four incurved cut-out legs with ceramic castors connected to the center pedestal. Brace is stenciled with black ink on top "Nutt & Barkley Springfield, ILL." L 30" x W 21 1/2".
InterpretationOwned by Rev. Charles Dresser, a friend of the Lincoln family. Rev. Dresser performed the wedding ceremony for Abraham and Mary Lincoln in November of 1842. He sold them his house on the corner of 8th and Jackson in January of 1844.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How we learn about communities
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards16 History
Author or CreatorNutt & Barkley, Springfield, ILL  
Resource TypeStill image
SourceDonated by a relative of Rev. Dresser, T. Haliburton McCoy, Boyce, VA
Coverage-SpatialEarly Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Table  
  • Furnishings  
  • Furniture  
  • Dresser, Rev. Charles  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource IdentifierLIHO 1132
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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