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Secretary, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Furniture; Victorian; Antebellum; Furnishings
Tall secretary desk with glass front, four bookcases on top, enclosed bottom cupboard, fold-out desk tray. Bookcase has double doors wtih six panes of glass in each door, desk tray which is covered with...
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Chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Victorian; Antebellum; Furnishings; Chairs; Seat furniture
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...
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Chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Victorian; Antebellum; Furnishings; Chairs; Seat furniture
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...
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Desk chair, used in legal office of Abraham Lincoln and John Logan
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Victorian; Antebellum; Seat furniture; Furnishings; Chairs
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....
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Child's chair, owned by Abraham Lincoln, used by his fourth son, Thomas (Tad)
Antebellum; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Furnishings; Lincoln, Thomas (Tad), 1853-1871; Chairs; Seat furniture
Low small Empire-style caned seat side chair. Modified shield-shaped seat, two back splats w/outlined carved, bowed back legs. Slightly cyma curved front legs, front stretcher curved and flat, two round...
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Wardrobe, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Antebellum; Furniture; Furnishings; Wood; Wardrobes
Empire-style tall wardrobe. Bracket feet, base carved and scrolled, two large doors divided into two panels each, with narrow strip between doors. Two small mushroom-type wooden knobs. Plain cornice top,...
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Rocking chair, belonging to Mary Todd Lincoln
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Antebellum; Seat furniture; Furnishings; Chairs; Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882;
Splint weave ladder back rocker. Four back rails in "ladder." Round legs and side rails, round stretchers, two round stretchers at sides, one each low at front and back. Front and back edges of rocker...
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Drawing of the Sitting Room of the Lincoln Home
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Decorations; Appearance; Style; Drawing; 1860; 1861
Drawing of the Sitting Room of the Lincoln Home, facing south, as it appeared in late 1860 or early 1861. Published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on March 9, 1861.
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Chest of drawers, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Victorian; Furniture; Furnishings; Empire style; Chest of drawers
Late Empire-style bureau with upper tier of three small drawers, on body of four drawers. Upper tiers are concave, small knobs for handles, center one does not match others. Main body has upper drawer...
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Wardrobe, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Victorian; Furniture; Furnishings; Clothing; Storage; Wood; Wardrobes
Walnut and pine double-door wardrobe. Recessed section panels on the front doors. Butted board construction on sides and back. Sides are formed of one vertical board each; back is composed of seven horizontal...
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Rocking chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Victorian; Antebellum; Seat furniture; Furnishings; Chairs
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....
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Sewing table, belonging to Mary Todd Lincoln
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Victorian; Furniture; Furnishings; Sewing; Table; Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882;
Veneered work table. Rectangular base with carved scroll bracket feet, pedestal supporting top is rectangular post, narrowing toward top. Two drawers under nearly square top, each drawer is concave with...
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Chair, used in law office of Stephen Trigg Logan and Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Logan, Stephen T. (Stephen Trigg), 1800-1880; Seat furniture; Furnishings; Chairs
Caned seat side chair in Hitchcock style, but no fancy stenciling. Slightly flared seat, rolled front seat rail, top back slat rolled at end, uprights round but flattened, and incised below flattened part....
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Portable desk, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Victorian; Furnishings; Written Communication; Lap Desk; Wooden cabinets
Mahogany writing box with brass plate in center of hinged top. Back folds down into flat surface on bottom. Slanted on top for writing. Hinged compartments on both sides, covered with fabric. Several compartments...
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Letter, a request made seeking assistance in obtaining "A commssion in the Army" (recovered from Lincoln Home)
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Victorian; Letter; Communication; Paper; Post; Mail
Light blue two-leaf folio, begins: "Spring ___/Dec. 28th 1847/Hon. A. Lincoln/ Dear Sir./ I hope that I shall not trespass too much upon your time..." Signature is missing due to loss of paper, along with...
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Hall chair, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Victorian; Seat furniture; Furnishings; Chairs; Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926;
Spool-turned hall chair on castors. Chair arms, back, and seat upholstered. Back is straight with two beaded rods next to back. The rods are topped with spindles. Back of chair is topped with "s" turned...
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Framed print of allegorical scene
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Art; Print; Decor; Decoration; Cole, Thomas
"The Voyage of Life - Youth." Artist's print by Thomas Cole. Engraved by James Smillie and published in Boston by L.A. Elliot, 322 Washington St. Poem stanza is found on each side of the title. Scene depicts...
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Framed print of allegorical subject
Print; Art; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Decor; Decoration; Lithograph
"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,...
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Watercolor Print from Early to Middle Victorian Springfield, IL
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Print; Art; Decor; Decoration
Watercolor botanical print of purple and yellow iris and crocuses with green foliage; each flower is numbered. In plain oval frame. H 10" x W 8".
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Front Parlor, Petersen House, the house where Lincoln died
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Civil War; Assassinations; Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865; Petersen House; Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882; Stanton, Edwin M. (Secretary of War), 1814-1869
The front parlor of the Petersen House is restored to its appearance on the night of April 14-15, 1865. The house is operated by the National Park Service and is open to the public.
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