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Dry sink from Early Victorian Springfield, IL

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Title
Dry sink from Early Victorian Springfield, IL
Coverage-Year
1830/1860
Description
Zinc-lined dry sink washstand. Bracket feet, bottom divided into panelled cupboard and two drawers, one false, one real, and side-by-side on top of cubboard. Interior has one section deeper than other. Hinged top folds down. L 30" x H 30 1/2" x W 17".
Interpretation
Used in a similar manner to a modern sink. Water was retrieved from the well with a bucket and then poured in the deeper basin of the sink. When finished, a stopper would be removed from the bottom of the basin, allowing the water to drain back into a bucket, ready to be used or disposed of as needed.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History
  • How we learn about communities
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
Learning Standards
16 History
Resource Type
Still image
Source
Donated by Mrs. A.G. Nance
Coverage-Spatial
Early Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Water  
  • Cooking  
  • Appliances  
  • Kitchen  
  • Furnishings  
  • Furniture  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
LIHO 118
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleDry sink from Early Victorian Springfield, IL
Coverage-Year1830/1860
DescriptionZinc-lined dry sink washstand. Bracket feet, bottom divided into panelled cupboard and two drawers, one false, one real, and side-by-side on top of cubboard. Interior has one section deeper than other. Hinged top folds down. L 30" x H 30 1/2" x W 17".
InterpretationUsed in a similar manner to a modern sink. Water was retrieved from the well with a bucket and then poured in the deeper basin of the sink. When finished, a stopper would be removed from the bottom of the basin, allowing the water to drain back into a bucket, ready to be used or disposed of as needed.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History
  • How we learn about communities
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
Learning Standards16 History
Resource TypeStill image
SourceDonated by Mrs. A.G. Nance
Coverage-SpatialEarly Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Water  
  • Cooking  
  • Appliances  
  • Kitchen  
  • Furnishings  
  • Furniture  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource IdentifierLIHO 118
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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