Framed print of domestic scene

Rights Information

Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

Antebellum Springfield, IL
1840 to 1870

Description

to the left of the mother stands a barefoot girl holding a baby in front of an old open fireplace with cooking utensils. L 33 1/2" x W 29" x D 2 1/2".
Large rectangular walnut frame with print of a kitchen scene of a mother sitting down and sewing a boy's pants. The boy sits covered by a towel on a table to the right

Interpretation

This print was discovered in the basement of the Lincoln Home while cleaning in 1952. It now hangs over the fireplace mantel of the Guest Bedroom in the Lincoln Home as an example of home furnishings in a mid-19th Century home.

Lesson Plans / Themes

How we learn about communities
Antebellum Society and the Civil War
American Communities in History

Learning Standards

25-27 Fine Arts
16 History

Author or Creator

Unknown

Source

Donated by Mrs. Catherine Shaw Phillips, Evanston, IL

Subject / Keywords

Art
Prints
Print
Furnishings
Decoration
Decor
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 381

Date Created

37789

Resource Type	image
Title	Framed print of domestic scene
Coverage / Year	Antebellum Springfield, IL 1840 to 1870
Description	to the left of the mother stands a barefoot girl holding a baby in front of an old open fireplace with cooking utensils. L 33 1/2" x W 29" x D 2 1/2". Large rectangular walnut frame with print of a kitchen scene of a mother sitting down and sewing a boy's pants. The boy sits covered by a towel on a table to the right
Interpretation	This print was discovered in the basement of the Lincoln Home while cleaning in 1952. It now hangs over the fireplace mantel of the Guest Bedroom in the Lincoln Home as an example of home furnishings in a mid-19th Century home.
Lesson Plans / Themes	How we learn about communities Antebellum Society and the Civil War American Communities in History
Learning Standards	25-27 Fine Arts 16 History
Author or Creator	Unknown
Source	Donated by Mrs. Catherine Shaw Phillips, Evanston, IL
Subject / Keywords	Art Prints Print Furnishings Decoration Decor 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 381
Date Created	37789

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