Desk chair, used in legal office of Abraham Lincoln and John Logan

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Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

Victorian/Antebellum Springfield, IL
1800 to 1850

Description

Caned seat Hitchcock-style side chair, with faint stenciled gold lines. Slightly shelled seat, rolled front seat rail, rounded back with slightly flattened supports, and incised lines below flattened part. Legs rounded, slightly turned, with series of small band turnings/incised lines below front stretchers. Front legs have small bun feet. Front stretcher flat and curved, with two small stretchers on each side. H 33" x W 17 1/2" x D 16".

Interpretation

Chair used in legal office of Abraham Lincoln and John Logan, 1844-1861.

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

now on exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
Lincoln Law Office, Springfield, IL

Subject / Keywords

Chairs
Furnishings
Seat furniture
Antebellum
Victorian
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 32

Date Created

37638

Resource Type	image
Title	Desk chair, used in legal office of Abraham Lincoln and John Logan
Coverage / Year	Victorian/Antebellum Springfield, IL 1800 to 1850
Description	Caned seat Hitchcock-style side chair, with faint stenciled gold lines. Slightly shelled seat, rolled front seat rail, rounded back with slightly flattened supports, and incised lines below flattened part. Legs rounded, slightly turned, with series of small band turnings/incised lines below front stretchers. Front legs have small bun feet. Front stretcher flat and curved, with two small stretchers on each side. H 33" x W 17 1/2" x D 16".
Interpretation	Chair used in legal office of Abraham Lincoln and John Logan, 1844-1861.
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	now on exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Lincoln Law Office, Springfield, IL
Subject / Keywords	Chairs Furnishings Seat furniture Antebellum Victorian 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 32
Date Created	37638

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