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Piano owned by Ninian W. and Elizabeth Todd Edwards, brother-in-law and sister of Mary Todd Lincoln
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| Title | Piano owned by Ninian W. and Elizabeth Todd Edwards, brother-in-law and sister of Mary Todd Lincoln |
| Coverage / Year | 1842 to 1865; Victorian/Antebellum Springfield, IL |
| Description | 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". |
| Interpretation | Tradition holds that this piano was owned by Ninian W. and Elizabeth Todd Edwards, brother-in-law and sister of Mary Todd Lincoln, and was played at Abraham Lincoln's wedding to Mary Todd in 1842. |
| 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 | Scherr, Emilius N. |
| Source | Purchased by the State of Illinois from Mary Edwards Brown, daughter of Eliziabeth & Ninian Edwards, niece of Mary Lincoln. |
| Subject / Keywords | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Victorian; Antebellum; Wedding; Music; Instrument; Piano; Edwards, Ninian W., 1775-1833; Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882; |
| 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 36 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 5621219962003_36.jpg |
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