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THE PLAN

SECTION E: RECOMMENDED FURNISHINGS (continued)

GUEST ROOM: ROOM H

See p. 324, for Summary of Furnishings and Cost Estimates. According to tradition, the south front bedroom was a guest room. (See discussion p. 8.)

GUEST ROOM: ROOM H
Object: H.1 — Bedstead
Date: ca. 1840-1860
Brief Description: Mahogany, French bedstead.
Location: East wall.
Documentation: Period practice. See pp. 121-122 for discussion of a bedstead (LIHO 71) which descended in the Binnian family with a history of having come from the Lincoln home. The style of this bedstead is more fashionable and it is made of a more expensive wood than the cottage bedsteads described for the other chambers. It is appropriate for the front bedroom reserved for guests.
Source: LIHO 71.


Object: H.2-3 — Bureau and Mirror
Date: ca. 1840-1850
Brief Description: Late Empire style bureau, mirror to be mahogany veneered, approximately 2-1/2' x 1-1/2'.
Location: West wall between windows and mirror over bureau.
Documentation: Period practice; see also pp. 128 through 133 for discussion of bureaus with a history of Lincoln ownership.
Source: LIHO 60 and 91.


Object: H.4 — Wardrobe
Date: ca. 1840-1860
Brief Description: Large, late Empire style wardrobe.
Location: North wall.
Documentation: Period practice. See pp. 137 through 138 for a discussion of wardrobes with a history of Lincoln ownership.
Source: LIHO 76.


Object: H.5 — Washstand
Date: ca. 1840-1850
Brief Description: Late Empire style, with enclosed lower shelf.
Location: South wall in southeast corner.
Documentation: Period practice.
Source: LIHO 67.


Object: H.6-7 — Rocking Chair and Footstool
Date: ca. 1840-1860
Brief Description: Cane seated rocker with upholstered footstool.
Location: In front of southeast window.
Documentation: Period practice.
Source: LIHO 64, LIHO 20.


Object: H.8 — Print
Date: ca. 1840-1860
Brief Description: Lithograph or engraving in wood frame approximately 2' x 2-1/2'.
Location: To be hung over mantel.
Documentation: Period practice.
Source: LIHO 381.


Object: H.9 — Print
Date: ca. 1840-1860
Brief Description: Lithograph or engraving in wood frame approximately 1-1/2' x 1'.
Location: To be hung on the east wall.
Documentation: Period practice.
Source: To be acquired (antique).


Object: H.10 — Wash Basin
Date: ca. 1840-1860
Brief Description: Ironstone, white.
Location: Washstand.
Documentation: Period practice.
Source: To be acquired (antique).


Object: H.11 — Mug
Date: ca. 1840-1860
Brief Description: Ironstone, white.
Location: Washstand.
Documentation: Period practice.
Source: To be acquired (antique).


Object: H.12 — Pitcher and Soap Dish
Date: ca. 1840-1860
Brief Description: Ironstone, painted china.
Location: Washstand.
Documentation: Period practice.
Source: LIHO 385, 384.


Object: H.13 — Slop Jar
Date: ca. 1840-1860
Brief Description: Ironstone.
Location: Near washstand.
Documentation: Period practice.
Source: LIHO 1056.


Object: H.14 — Stool
Date: ca. 1840-1860
Brief Description: Crude wooden stool.
Location: Near washstand.
Documentation: Period practice.
Source: LIHO 48.


Object: H.15 — Dresser Scarves (2)
Date: ca. 1840-1860
Brief Description: White fringed rectangular cloth.
Location: Bureau and small stand.
Documentation: Period practice.
Source: To be acquired (antique).


Object: H.16 — Vase
Date: ca. 1840-1860
Brief Description: French or English painted ceramic vase.
Location: Stand or mantel.
Documentation: Period practice.
Source: To be acquired (antique).


Object: H.17 — Water Bottle and Tumbler
Date: ca. 1840-1860
Brief Description: Glass.
Location: Washstand or bureau.
Documentation: Period practice.
Source: To be acquired (antique).


Object: H.18 — Pin Cushion
Date: ca. 1840-1860
Brief Description: Small velvet cornered pillow.
Location: Bureau.
Documentation: Period practice.
Source: To be acquired (antique).


Object: H.19 — Bedding and Bedclothes
Date: ca. 1840-1860
Brief Description: Mattress, bolster, two feather pillows, two sheets, and two linen pillowcases.
Location: Bed.
Documentation: Period practice, see Eliza Leslie's Miss Leslie's Lady's House Book (pp. 316-317) and see pp. 98 and 144 for references to fabrics purchased and owned by the Lincolns.
Source: To be acquired (mattress, pillows, bolster to be reproductions; linen pillowcases and sheets to be antique).


Object: H.20 — Bedspread
Date: ca. 1840-1860
Brief Description: Quilted cotton chintz, a reproduction fabric in an historic pattern.
Location: Bed.
Documentation: Period practice. Chintz was recommended by authors, such as Eliza Leslie, for bedrooms only. See p. 144 for account of Mrs. Lincoln's purchase of 10-1/2 yds. of French chintz for $3.00 from John William & Co.
Source: To be acquired (reproduction).


Object: H.21 — Stove
Date: 1840-1860
Brief Description: Cast-iron heating stove.
Location: Fireplace.
Documentation: Period practice.
Source: LIHO 374.


Object: H22 — Shovel, Tongs, Hearth Brush
Date: 1850-1860
Brief Description: Iron and brass, and wooden hearth brush.
Location: Set by stove.
Documentation: Period practice.
Source: To be acquired (antique).


Object: H.23 — Sofa, Lounge
Date: 1840
Brief Description: Black horsehair, tufted half back.
Location: North wall, east of doorway.
Documentation: Period practice. See pp. 71-72 for history of Lincoln ownership.
Source: LIHO 13.
GUEST ROOM: ROOM H

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