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

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Title
Desk chair, used in legal office of Abraham Lincoln and John Logan
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  
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  
Spatial Coverage
Victorian/Antebellum Springfield (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1800/1850
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
LIHO 32
Date Created
37638
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleDesk chair, used in legal office of Abraham Lincoln and John Logan
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  
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  
Spatial CoverageVictorian/Antebellum Springfield (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1800/1850
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource IdentifierLIHO 32
Date Created37638
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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