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Rocking chair, owned and used by Mary Todd Lincoln

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Descriptive Information

Title
Rocking chair, owned and used by Mary Todd Lincoln
Coverage-Year
1800/1900
Description
  • Caned rocking chair, back full-caned except for top rail
  • caned seat curved, rectangular, slightly sloping toward back. Front seat rail rounded, back and front legs bowed, rockers attached with pegs to side of legs rather than bottom. H 36" x W 17 1/2" x D 15 1/2".
Interpretation
This chair was wwned and used by Mary Todd Lincoln during her residence in Springfield, 1844-1861.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
  • How we learn about communities
Learning Standards
16 History
Resource Type
Still image
Source
On exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
Coverage-Spatial
Antebellum Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
  • Seat furniture  
  • Furnishings  
  • Chairs  
  • Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882  
  • Antebellum  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
LIHO 47
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleRocking chair, owned and used by Mary Todd Lincoln
Coverage-Year1800/1900
Description
  • Caned rocking chair, back full-caned except for top rail
  • caned seat curved, rectangular, slightly sloping toward back. Front seat rail rounded, back and front legs bowed, rockers attached with pegs to side of legs rather than bottom. H 36" x W 17 1/2" x D 15 1/2".
InterpretationThis chair was wwned and used by Mary Todd Lincoln during her residence in Springfield, 1844-1861.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
  • How we learn about communities
Learning Standards16 History
Resource TypeStill image
SourceOn exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
Coverage-SpatialAntebellum Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
  • Seat furniture  
  • Furnishings  
  • Chairs  
  • Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882  
  • Antebellum  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource IdentifierLIHO 47
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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