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Easy chair, owned by Rev. Charles Dresser, a friend of the Lincoln family

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Title
Easy chair, owned by Rev. Charles Dresser, a friend of the Lincoln family
Coverage-Year
1839/1844
Description
Upholstered lady's chair. Victorian Rococco style. Exposed walnut trim, medium stain. Chair back crest carved with two closed buds hanging upside-down, flanked by open roses, leaves and scrolls. Upholstered arm rests. Fabric is blue silk brocade with a raised, swirled floral pattern faded to a gold color. Back front has two horizontal rows of deep-buttoned tufting halfway up. A set with LIHO 1130. L 25 1/2" x H 39 1/4" x W 20 1/4".
Interpretation
Called a lady's chair because the seat was lower and the arms of the chair would allow the large hoops worn under voluminous skirts to gracefully flow over the chair and not squash them like the high arms of the Gentleman's chair would. The lower seat ensured the sitter that her skirts would still cover her ankles and maintain her modesty. Owned by Rev. Charles Dresser, a friend of the Lincoln family. Dresser performed the wedding ceremony for Abraham and Mary in November of 1842, and sold them his house on the corner of 8th and Jackson in January of 1844.
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
Donated by a relative of Rev. Dresser, T. Haliburton McCoy, Boyce, VA
Coverage-Spatial
Early Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Chairs  
  • Dresser, Rev. Charles  
  • Furnishings  
  • Seat furniture  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
LIHO 1131
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleEasy chair, owned by Rev. Charles Dresser, a friend of the Lincoln family
Coverage-Year1839/1844
DescriptionUpholstered lady's chair. Victorian Rococco style. Exposed walnut trim, medium stain. Chair back crest carved with two closed buds hanging upside-down, flanked by open roses, leaves and scrolls. Upholstered arm rests. Fabric is blue silk brocade with a raised, swirled floral pattern faded to a gold color. Back front has two horizontal rows of deep-buttoned tufting halfway up. A set with LIHO 1130. L 25 1/2" x H 39 1/4" x W 20 1/4".
InterpretationCalled a lady's chair because the seat was lower and the arms of the chair would allow the large hoops worn under voluminous skirts to gracefully flow over the chair and not squash them like the high arms of the Gentleman's chair would. The lower seat ensured the sitter that her skirts would still cover her ankles and maintain her modesty. Owned by Rev. Charles Dresser, a friend of the Lincoln family. Dresser performed the wedding ceremony for Abraham and Mary in November of 1842, and sold them his house on the corner of 8th and Jackson in January of 1844.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How we learn about communities
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards16 History
Resource TypeStill image
SourceDonated by a relative of Rev. Dresser, T. Haliburton McCoy, Boyce, VA
Coverage-SpatialEarly Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Chairs  
  • Dresser, Rev. Charles  
  • Furnishings  
  • Seat furniture  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource IdentifierLIHO 1131
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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