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

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Descriptive Information

Title
Desk chair, used in legal office of Abraham Lincoln and John Logan
Coverage-Year
1800/1850
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
Resource Type
Still image
Source
  • now on exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
  • Lincoln Law Office, Springfield, IL
Coverage-Spatial
Victorian/Antebellum Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Chairs  
  • Furnishings  
  • Seat furniture  
  • Antebellum  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
LIHO 32
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleDesk chair, used in legal office of Abraham Lincoln and John Logan
Coverage-Year1800/1850
DescriptionCaned 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".
InterpretationChair 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 Standards16 History
Resource TypeStill image
Source
  • now on exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
  • Lincoln Law Office, Springfield, IL
Coverage-SpatialVictorian/Antebellum Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Chairs  
  • Furnishings  
  • Seat furniture  
  • Antebellum  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource IdentifierLIHO 32
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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