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Framed print of humorous scene

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Descriptive Information

Title
Framed print of humorous scene
Coverage-Year
1850/1860
Description
  • Double Fishing. Shows sleeping man sitting on waters edge with fishing pole in water. Behind him, on a wall, are 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls. One of the boys, using a fishing pole, has lifted the man's hat off his head
  • and one of the girls, using another fishing pole, has removed the man's toupe. L 13 1/2" x W 9 1/2".
Interpretation
This print was used as decoration in the boy's room of the Lincoln Home. This represents a typical, if funny, home furnishing for the mid-19th Century home.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
  • How we learn about communities
Learning Standards
  • 16 History
  • 25-27 Fine Arts
Author or Creator
Kellogg  
Resource Type
Still image
Source
Purchased from The Old Print Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Coverage-Spatial
Middle Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
  • Print  
  • Prints  
  • Home  
  • Art  
  • Decor  
  • Decoration  
  • President  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
LIHO 1667
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleFramed print of humorous scene
Coverage-Year1850/1860
Description
  • Double Fishing. Shows sleeping man sitting on waters edge with fishing pole in water. Behind him, on a wall, are 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls. One of the boys, using a fishing pole, has lifted the man's hat off his head
  • and one of the girls, using another fishing pole, has removed the man's toupe. L 13 1/2" x W 9 1/2".
InterpretationThis print was used as decoration in the boy's room of the Lincoln Home. This represents a typical, if funny, home furnishing for the mid-19th Century home.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
  • How we learn about communities
Learning Standards
  • 16 History
  • 25-27 Fine Arts
Author or CreatorKellogg  
Resource TypeStill image
SourcePurchased from The Old Print Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Coverage-SpatialMiddle Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
  • Print  
  • Prints  
  • Home  
  • Art  
  • Decor  
  • Decoration  
  • President  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource IdentifierLIHO 1667
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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