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Painted Windsor Style Bench
1850-1860

Lincoln had this seven-foot long settee specially made by local furniture maker Solomon Conant so he could stretch out on it.  It was painted to match the house and sat on the back (South) porch where it could catch the breeze. 

Wood. H 83.7, W 203.2, D 63.5 cm
Lincoln Home National Historic Site, LIHO 5403