Footstool, belonging to Mary Todd Lincoln

https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/b4dcedb0-0d92-0135-23f6-0050569601ca-b

Descriptive Information

Coverage-Year

1800/1900

Description

Caned footstool, oval top with rectangular caned area. Turned legs, bun turning at end with peg legs, round stretchers. L 14" x H 9 1/2" x W 11".

Interpretation

Belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln, during her residence in Springfield, IL 1844-1861.

Lesson Plans / Themes

Learning Standards

16 History

Resource Type

Still image

Source

On exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.

Coverage-Spatial

Antebellum Springfield, IL

Subject / Keywords

Collection Publisher

Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Rights Management Statement

http://media.library.illinois.edu/TDC/Home/Conditions
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://media.library.illinois.edu/TDC/ for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

LIHO 48

Collection

Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Title	Footstool, belonging to Mary Todd Lincoln
Coverage-Year	1800/1900
Description	Caned footstool, oval top with rectangular caned area. Turned legs, bun turning at end with peg legs, round stretchers. L 14" x H 9 1/2" x W 11".
Interpretation	Belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln, during her residence in Springfield, IL 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	On exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
Coverage-Spatial	Antebellum Springfield, IL
Subject / Keywords	Footstools Wood Furnishings Furniture Antebellum Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Collection Publisher	Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement	http://media.library.illinois.edu/TDC/Home/Conditions For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://media.library.illinois.edu/TDC/ for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	LIHO 48
Collection	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Footstool, belonging to Mary Todd Lincoln