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Framed print of summer scene


Title	Framed print of summer scene
Coverage / Year	1856; Early Victorian, Springfield, IL
Description	"Cottage Life - Summer", lithograph showing young boy in red playing stick-n-hoop on walk leading to white Greek-revival style mansion. Mother in red skirt and white blouse sits with two daughters under tree. Daughters are playing with dolls. In background are two or three gentlemen on horseback. L 17" x W 12 3/4".
Interpretation	Used as decoration in 2nd floor front alcove of the Lincoln Home. This represents a typical home furnishing for the mid-19th Century.
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	Currier & Ives
Source	Purchased at The Old Print Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Subject / Keywords	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Print; Prints; Art; Lithograph; Decor; Decoration
Collection Publisher	Lincoln Home National Historic Site
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 1486
CONTENTdm file name	2968201662003_1486.jpg