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| Title | Framed print of allegorical subject |
| Coverage / Year | 1848 to 1871;
Early to Middle Victorian, Springfield, IL |
| Description | "Stages of a Man's Life from Cradle to Grave"; 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". |
| 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; Antebellum Society and the Civil War; How we learn about communities |
| Learning Standards | 16 History; 25-27 Fine Arts |
| Author or Creator | Currier, N |
| Source | Purchased at The Old Print Gallery Washington, D.C. |
| Subject / Keywords | Print; Art; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Decor; Decoration; Lithograph |
| 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 1480 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 3138201662003_1480.jpg |
