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Framed print of domestic scene

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Title
Framed print of domestic scene
Coverage-Year
1840/1870
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
Resource Type
Still image
Source
Donated by Mrs. Catherine Shaw Phillips, Evanston, IL
Coverage-Spatial
Antebellum Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Art  
  • Prints  
  • Print  
  • Furnishings  
  • Decoration  
  • Decor  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
LIHO 381
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleFramed print of domestic scene
Coverage-Year1840/1870
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
InterpretationThis 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
Resource TypeStill image
SourceDonated by Mrs. Catherine Shaw Phillips, Evanston, IL
Coverage-SpatialAntebellum Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Art  
  • Prints  
  • Print  
  • Furnishings  
  • Decoration  
  • Decor  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource IdentifierLIHO 381
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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