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Framed print of allegorical subject

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Descriptive Information

Title
Framed print of allegorical subject
Coverage-Year
1848/1871
Description
  • color lithograph shows stages of man's life from age 5 to 100 with accompanying age descriptions and allegorical images like a young tree with leaves on left, dead tree on right, figures ascend left to right in pyramid, various pictures of animals relate to each stage. H 10" x W 14".
  • Stages of a Man's Life from Cradle to Grave
Interpretation
Used as decoration in the front entrance hall of the Lincoln Home. Allegorical and scriptural topics were popular subjects for prints.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History
  • How we learn about communities
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
Learning Standards
  • 25-27 Fine Arts
  • 16 History
Author or Creator
Currier, N  
Resource Type
Still image
Source
Purchased at The Old Print Gallery Washington, D.C.
Coverage-Spatial
Early to Middle Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Lithograph  
  • Decoration  
  • Decor  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
  • Art  
  • Print  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
LIHO 1480
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleFramed print of allegorical subject
Coverage-Year1848/1871
Description
  • color lithograph shows stages of man's life from age 5 to 100 with accompanying age descriptions and allegorical images like a young tree with leaves on left, dead tree on right, figures ascend left to right in pyramid, various pictures of animals relate to each stage. H 10" x W 14".
  • Stages of a Man's Life from Cradle to Grave
InterpretationUsed as decoration in the front entrance hall of the Lincoln Home. Allegorical and scriptural topics were popular subjects for prints.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History
  • How we learn about communities
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
Learning Standards
  • 25-27 Fine Arts
  • 16 History
Author or CreatorCurrier, N  
Resource TypeStill image
SourcePurchased at The Old Print Gallery Washington, D.C.
Coverage-SpatialEarly to Middle Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Lithograph  
  • Decoration  
  • Decor  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
  • Art  
  • Print  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource IdentifierLIHO 1480
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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