Search
- Engraving, "Lincoln and His Family," 1866 - Produced as a memorial in 1866, this image presents the Lincolns around a center table in an idealized White House. Older son Robert stands behind the table while the youngest, Tad sits at his father's feet. On the wall is a portrait of William, who died of Typhoid in 1862. A bust of George Washington presides over the scene, making a visual connection between the two great presidents.
- 1866
- Collections - Artifact
Engraving, "Lincoln and His Family," 1866
Produced as a memorial in 1866, this image presents the Lincolns around a center table in an idealized White House. Older son Robert stands behind the table while the youngest, Tad sits at his father's feet. On the wall is a portrait of William, who died of Typhoid in 1862. A bust of George Washington presides over the scene, making a visual connection between the two great presidents.
- Print, Assassination of President LIncoln, 1865-1870 - Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event of President Abraham Lincoln's death in April 1865. This shows the assassin escaping after shooting President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Printmakers produced various versions of this event, based on verbal reports.
- April 14, 1865
- Collections - Artifact
Print, Assassination of President LIncoln, 1865-1870
Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event of President Abraham Lincoln's death in April 1865. This shows the assassin escaping after shooting President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Printmakers produced various versions of this event, based on verbal reports.
- Side Chair, Used in Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois Home, 1845-1860 - Mary and Abraham Lincoln often hosted dinners and parties at their Springfield, Illinois, home. This light and stylish chair, one of a set of six, would have provided convenient seating for guests. When the Lincolns left for the White House in 1861, Harry Wilton, an acquaintance of the Lincolns, bought the set of chairs. The set was later purchased by Henry Ford from Wilton's descendants.
- 1845-1860
- Collections - Artifact
Side Chair, Used in Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois Home, 1845-1860
Mary and Abraham Lincoln often hosted dinners and parties at their Springfield, Illinois, home. This light and stylish chair, one of a set of six, would have provided convenient seating for guests. When the Lincolns left for the White House in 1861, Harry Wilton, an acquaintance of the Lincolns, bought the set of chairs. The set was later purchased by Henry Ford from Wilton's descendants.
- Rocking Chair Used in Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois Home, 1845-1860 - This rocking chair is part of a group of furniture owned by the Lincoln Family in Springfield, Illinois. When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, this chair and other furnishings were sold to a neighbor, whose family retained them until 1930, when they were purchased for the Museum. This was a standard type of middle class rocker that became associated with President Lincoln.
- 1845-1860
- Collections - Artifact
Rocking Chair Used in Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois Home, 1845-1860
This rocking chair is part of a group of furniture owned by the Lincoln Family in Springfield, Illinois. When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, this chair and other furnishings were sold to a neighbor, whose family retained them until 1930, when they were purchased for the Museum. This was a standard type of middle class rocker that became associated with President Lincoln.
- Print, "The Assassination of President Lincoln," 1865 - New York print makers Currier and Ives were well known for producing inexpensive lithographic prints of landscapes, famous people and scenes of everyday life. This was an inexpensive way for the middle classes to decorate their homes. This shocking scene of the Lincoln assassination was unusual for the firm and served to visually dramatize the event for a grieving nation.
- April 14, 1865
- Collections - Artifact
Print, "The Assassination of President Lincoln," 1865
New York print makers Currier and Ives were well known for producing inexpensive lithographic prints of landscapes, famous people and scenes of everyday life. This was an inexpensive way for the middle classes to decorate their homes. This shocking scene of the Lincoln assassination was unusual for the firm and served to visually dramatize the event for a grieving nation.
- Wardrobe Used in Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois Home, 1840-1860 - Mary Todd Lincoln selected this simple wardrobe for use in her Springfield, Illinois home. The Museum owns a matching washstand. Both pieces are good examples of the taste of the Lincolns in their early married life. Both are decorated with pointed arches in each door panels, identifying them as basic versions of the Gothic Revival style, popular in the early 19th century
- 1835-1855
- Collections - Artifact
Wardrobe Used in Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois Home, 1840-1860
Mary Todd Lincoln selected this simple wardrobe for use in her Springfield, Illinois home. The Museum owns a matching washstand. Both pieces are good examples of the taste of the Lincolns in their early married life. Both are decorated with pointed arches in each door panels, identifying them as basic versions of the Gothic Revival style, popular in the early 19th century
- Lithograph, "The Assassination of President Lincoln," 1865 - New York print makers Currier and Ives were well known for producing inexpensive lithographic prints of landscapes, famous people and scenes of everyday life. This was an inexpensive way for the middle classes to decorate their homes. This shocking scene of the Lincoln assassination was unusual for the firm and served to visually dramatize the event for a grieving nation.
- April 14, 1865
- Collections - Artifact
Lithograph, "The Assassination of President Lincoln," 1865
New York print makers Currier and Ives were well known for producing inexpensive lithographic prints of landscapes, famous people and scenes of everyday life. This was an inexpensive way for the middle classes to decorate their homes. This shocking scene of the Lincoln assassination was unusual for the firm and served to visually dramatize the event for a grieving nation.
- Rocking Chair Used by Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater the Night of His Assassination, April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was sitting in this rocking chair during a production of <em>Our American Cousin</em> at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., when he was assassinated on April 14, 1865. Henry Ford purchased the chair in 1929 for the Museum, where it remains one of the most revered objects associated with the "man who saved the Union."
- April 14, 1865
- Collections - Artifact
Rocking Chair Used by Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater the Night of His Assassination, April 14, 1865
President Abraham Lincoln was sitting in this rocking chair during a production of Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., when he was assassinated on April 14, 1865. Henry Ford purchased the chair in 1929 for the Museum, where it remains one of the most revered objects associated with the "man who saved the Union."
- Washstand Used in Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois Home, 1840-1860 - Mary Todd Lincoln selected this simple washstand for use in her Springfield, Illinois home. The Museum owns a matching wardrobe. Both pieces are good examples of the taste of the Lincolns in their early married life. Both are decorated with pointed arches in each door panels, identifying them as basic versions of the Gothic Revival style, popular in the early 19th century
- 1840-1860
- Collections - Artifact
Washstand Used in Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois Home, 1840-1860
Mary Todd Lincoln selected this simple washstand for use in her Springfield, Illinois home. The Museum owns a matching wardrobe. Both pieces are good examples of the taste of the Lincolns in their early married life. Both are decorated with pointed arches in each door panels, identifying them as basic versions of the Gothic Revival style, popular in the early 19th century
- Lithograph, "Grand Reception of the Notabilities of the Nation," 1865 - This reception was held in the East Room of the White House just after President Lincoln's second inauguration on March 4, 1865. The President and the first lady are prominently placed in the foreground receiving General and Mrs. Grant in a room filled with notable figures in the U. S. Government and Army. The scene is one of the last major public events before the President's Assassination on April 14, 1865.
- March 06, 1865
- Collections - Artifact
Lithograph, "Grand Reception of the Notabilities of the Nation," 1865
This reception was held in the East Room of the White House just after President Lincoln's second inauguration on March 4, 1865. The President and the first lady are prominently placed in the foreground receiving General and Mrs. Grant in a room filled with notable figures in the U. S. Government and Army. The scene is one of the last major public events before the President's Assassination on April 14, 1865.