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Dining chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln

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Descriptive Information

Title
Dining chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Coverage-Year
1830/1880
Description
Hitchcock-style chair, painted black with gilt stencilings, turned side rails, top rail and middle splat stenciled. Front legs and front stretcher turned, single side and back stretchers. H 35" x W 14" x D 14".
Interpretation
Belonged to Abraham Lincoln during his 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
Originally transferred from Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.
Coverage-Spatial
Early/Middle Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Hitchcock-style  
  • Furnishings  
  • Chairs  
  • Seat furniture  
  • Middle Victorian  
  • Early Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
LIHO 1062
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleDining chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Coverage-Year1830/1880
DescriptionHitchcock-style chair, painted black with gilt stencilings, turned side rails, top rail and middle splat stenciled. Front legs and front stretcher turned, single side and back stretchers. H 35" x W 14" x D 14".
InterpretationBelonged to Abraham Lincoln during his 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
SourceOriginally transferred from Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.
Coverage-SpatialEarly/Middle Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Hitchcock-style  
  • Furnishings  
  • Chairs  
  • Seat furniture  
  • Middle Victorian  
  • Early Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource IdentifierLIHO 1062
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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