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Dining Chairs
1840/1850
Lincoln Home National Historic Site, National Park Service
Springfield, IL, United States
Empire style, gondola chair with removable shield-shaped seats.
A set of six side chairs were scattered around the parlors of the Lincoln Home. The chairs, with mahogany veneer and horsehair seats, were used by numerous dignitaries and friends.
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Details
- Title: Dining Chairs
- Date Created: 1840/1850
- Contributor: Lincoln Home National Historic Site, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/liho/exb/Home/LIHO1119_1121chairs.html
- Source: Lincoln Home National Historic Site
- National Park Service Catalog Number: LIHO 1119 and LIHO 1121
- Measurements: H 78, W 45, D 55 cm
- Materials: Mahogany veneer, wood, horsehair
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