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| Title | Desk chair, used in legal office of Abraham Lincoln and John Logan |
| Coverage / Year | 1800 to 1850; Victorian/Antebellum Springfield, IL |
| Description | 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, with two small stretchers on each side. H 33" x W 17 1/2" x D 16". |
| Interpretation | Chair used in legal office of Abraham Lincoln and John Logan, 1844-1861. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | American Communities in History; Antebellum Society and the Civil War; How we learn about communities |
| Learning Standards | 16 History |
| Author or Creator | Unknown |
| Source | Lincoln Law Office, Springfield, IL; now on exhibit at Lincoln Home National Historic Site. |
| Subject / Keywords | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Victorian; Antebellum; Seat furniture; Furnishings; Chairs |
| Collection Publisher | Lincoln Home National Historic Site
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| Further Information | 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. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | LIHO 32 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 359101812003_32-1.jpg |
