Items | Digital Collections at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

Whatnot, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Rectangular shelf whatnot. Decreasing shelf size from bottom to top, 4 turned legs with modified bun feet. First shelf has large openwork back, shelves two and three smaller openwork backs. Spindle-turned supports end on next shelf in turned knob with sharp point. H. 58" L. 29" W. varies, 9-14".
Dining table, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Drop-leaf, gate-leg, walnut Empire style dining room table. Gate legs hinged on left side, folding into right side of base. Six legs, turned, with rings at various intervals. Rounded turning near foot, with rounded feet. H. 28" L. 40" W. 43 1/2", Leaves W. 17", Center W. 19".
Chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Caned seat Late Empire side chair. Seat is a modified shield shape. Back has two curved rails. Back legs are slightly curved, front legs cyma curve. Wide, flat, bowed stretcher at front, two rounded stretchers at each side. One round stretcher at back. Identical to LIHO 26 & 27. H 32" x W 16" x D 16".
Cane, from Lincoln Home
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Tree-branch cane made from elm wood. Branch is in a natural state with smaller branches sawed off at intervals from top to bottom. Rustic appearance. Dark brown. L 37" x Diam. 1 3/8".
Cradle, used by Lincoln family
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Large cradle of black walnut on rockers. Sides have turned dowels, ends are solid with curved top. Slats hold mattress. H 31 1/2" x W 29 1/2" x L 48 3/8".
Sewing table, belonging to Mary Todd Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Two-drawer small sewing table. Pedestal rectangular post, rectangular base, four modified feet. L 24" x H 27 1/2" x W 20".
Chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Caned seat Empire side chair. Seat is a modified shield shape, with raised rim, front, and sides. Back has two curved rails. Back legs are slightly curved, front legs cyma curve. Wide, flat, bowed stretcher at front, two rounded stretchers at each side. One round stretcher at back. H 32" x W 17" x D 15 1/2".
Chair, used by Abraham Lincoln at his law office at Springfield, IL
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Stained hardwood office chair in a modified Windsor-style. Horseshoe-shaped back with eight round spokes. H 29" x W 14" x L 20".
Rocking chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Mahogany with black upholstered horsehair rocker. Upholstered back. Seat and pillows on arm rails. Gondola-type arm, curving into circular arm that ends with a modified lotus flower turned into the circle. Head crest rail has carved flower (lotus), flanked by a large leaf on each side. Runners and legs are without decoration. 13 buttons on the upholstery. Front legs have a p...
Wallpaper, used in restoration efforts of Lincoln Home
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Blue, white, and gold wallpaper with floral and fleur-de-lies pattern. Fair condition, very dirty. One of six sections (LIHO 5420-5425) removed from the south wall of the northwest bedroom of the Lincoln Home during the 1987 restoration. Part five of six sections, comprising LIHO 5420-5425. L 60 7/8" x W 33 5/8".
Book, "Livingston's Law Register" (copy owned by Abraham Lincoln)
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Livingston's Law Register, For 1852, containing the Post Office address of every lawyer in the United States. Published in New York, entered according to an act of Congress in the year 1851 by John Livingston. Printed by Neal and Pate. L 9" x W 5 7/8" x D 1".
Chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Caned seat Late Empire side chair. Identical to LIHO 26, except that LIHO 27 has no front seat rim.
Book, "Acts and Resolutions Passed at the First Session of the Thirtieth Congress of the United States" (used by Abraham Lincoln during his service as a Representative to the 30th Congress)
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Acts and Resolutions Passed at the First Session of the Thirtieth Congress of the United States. Printed by Ritchie and Hess, printers, Washington. Published in 1848. Paper bound. Front cover missing, first pages darkly discolored and fragile. Four signatures, all "A. Lincoln", on front page, following page at top, on binding, and back. L 8 5/8" x W 5 1/2" x D 1".
Latch assembly, believed to have been installed by Abraham Lincoln, circa 1849
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Shutter blind sill keeper for double latching shutter locks. J-shaped iron with one screw hole opposite lip end. Upper lip end forms a tooth-like protrusion in center bottom, top. The assembly has lost most of its original light brown paint. Rust spots bottom, top. Lip has speckles of light brown paint. L 1 3/8" x W 7/8" x D 3/16".
Piano owned by Ninian W. and Elizabeth Todd Edwards, brother-in-law and sister of Mary Todd Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Square grand piano. 80 keys, rectangular shape, four solid legs, chamfered on front two sides, keys in curved recess. Marks: "Enshcerr" in fancy gold script, "Philadelphia" in gold caps. Surrounded by scrolling. Music stand consists of four sticks attached to top stick, folds into piano. L 80" x H 37 1/2" x W 36".
Desk chair, used in legal office of Abraham Lincoln and John Logan
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Caned seat Hitchcock-style side chair, with faint stenciled gold lines. Slightly shelled seat, rolled front seat rail, rounded back with slightly flattened supports, and incised lines below flattened part. Legs rounded, slightly turned, with series of small band turnings/incised lines below front stretchers. Front legs have small bun feet. Front stretcher flat and curved...
Cane, made from a shoot of an apple tree which grew in the back yard of the Lincoln Home
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Smooth-bark apple wood cane. Small limbs have been closely trimmed. Slightly curved at lower end.
Book, "Principles of Medical Jurisprudence" (owned by Abraham Lincoln)
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Principles of Medical Jurisprudence. Albany. Gould, Banks & Gould, 475 Broadway. New York: Banks Gould & Co. 144 Nassau St. 1850. L 9 1/2" x W 5 7/8" x D 2".
Wallpaper, from bedroom of Abraham Lincoln
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Irregularly shaped piece of wallpaper, resting on white paper in frame. Blue, gray, and light brown in color. Part of original wallpaper found in Lincoln bedroom. Brown wooden frame, paper backing. L 3 7/8" x W 7 3/8".

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