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Wallpaper, from bedroom of Abraham Lincoln

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Title
Wallpaper, from bedroom of Abraham Lincoln
Description
Irregularly shaped piece of wallpaper, resting on white paper in frame. Blue, gray, and light brown in color. Part of original wallpaper found in Lincoln bedroom. Brown wooden frame, paper backing. L 3 7/8" x W 7 3/8".
Interpretation
Written in ink below wallpaper, "Pieces of wallpaper from bedroom of Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, ILLS. Taken off when repaired in 1903.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How We Learn About Communities  
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War  
  • American Communities in History  
Learning Standards
16 History  
Source
Transferred from Ford's Theatre NHS, Washington, D.C.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Wallpaper  
  • Furnishings  
  • Antebellum  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Spatial Coverage
Victorian/Antebellum Springfield (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1857
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
LIHO 5398
Date Created
06/05/03
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleWallpaper, from bedroom of Abraham Lincoln
DescriptionIrregularly shaped piece of wallpaper, resting on white paper in frame. Blue, gray, and light brown in color. Part of original wallpaper found in Lincoln bedroom. Brown wooden frame, paper backing. L 3 7/8" x W 7 3/8".
InterpretationWritten in ink below wallpaper, "Pieces of wallpaper from bedroom of Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, ILLS. Taken off when repaired in 1903.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How We Learn About Communities  
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War  
  • American Communities in History  
Learning Standards16 History  
SourceTransferred from Ford's Theatre NHS, Washington, D.C.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Wallpaper  
  • Furnishings  
  • Antebellum  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Spatial CoverageVictorian/Antebellum Springfield (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1857
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource IdentifierLIHO 5398
Date Created06/05/03
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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