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Cake Stand, belonging to Mary Todd Lincoln

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Descriptive Information

Title
Cake Stand, belonging to Mary Todd Lincoln
Coverage-Year
1800/1900
Description
Glass cake plate on stand, pedestal base, turned stem, fluted column effect at top of stem. Plate has rim side, base is hollow, but stem is solid. H 8", Diam. 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
  • Dessert  
  • Dinnerware  
  • Furnishings  
  • Furniture  
  • Antebellum  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
LIHO 255
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleCake Stand, belonging to Mary Todd Lincoln
Coverage-Year1800/1900
DescriptionGlass cake plate on stand, pedestal base, turned stem, fluted column effect at top of stem. Plate has rim side, base is hollow, but stem is solid. H 8", Diam. 11".
InterpretationBelonged 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 Standards16 History
Resource TypeStill image
SourceOn exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
Coverage-SpatialAntebellum Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Dessert  
  • Dinnerware  
  • Furnishings  
  • Furniture  
  • Antebellum  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource IdentifierLIHO 255
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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