Desk, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

Rights Information

Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

Antebellum Springfield, IL
1840 to 1855

Description

Dark stained pine desk. Two rows of open cubbyholes above desk lid. Lid has hinges and lifts up. Slant-top lid and writing area. Very plain, crude craftsmanship. H 74 13/16" x W 11 1/4" x L 26".

Interpretation

Belonged to Abraham Lincoln during his residence in Springfield, IL, 1844-1861. Part of the original Osborne Oldroyd Collection.

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

On exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Originally from Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.

Subject / Keywords

Desks
Furnishings
Furniture
Antebellum
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 5404

Date Created

06/03/03

Resource Type	image
Title	Desk, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Coverage / Year	Antebellum Springfield, IL 1840 to 1855
Description	Dark stained pine desk. Two rows of open cubbyholes above desk lid. Lid has hinges and lifts up. Slant-top lid and writing area. Very plain, crude craftsmanship. H 74 13/16" x W 11 1/4" x L 26".
Interpretation	Belonged to Abraham Lincoln during his residence in Springfield, IL, 1844-1861. Part of the original Osborne Oldroyd Collection.
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	On exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Originally from Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.
Subject / Keywords	Desks Furnishings Furniture Antebellum 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 5404
Date Created	06/03/03

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