Temple Parlor Stove, 1854-1861
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Abraham and Mary Lincoln had a Temple brand heating stove of this design in the front parlor of their Springfield, Illinois home. It appears in an illustration published in March of 1861. The Gothic Revival style stove in the form of a cottage or small house would have been fashionable in a middle class house of the 1850s, when the Lincolns were furnishing their home.
Abraham and Mary Lincoln had a Temple brand heating stove of this design in the front parlor of their Springfield, Illinois home. It appears in an illustration published in March of 1861. The Gothic Revival style stove in the form of a cottage or small house would have been fashionable in a middle class house of the 1850s, when the Lincolns were furnishing their home.
Artifact
Stove (Heating equipment)
Date Made
1854-1861
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Home Arts
Object ID
30.1611.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Alonzo Sessions.
Material
Iron (Metal)
Dimensions
Height: 44 in
Width: 21 in
Depth: 28 in
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