FIGURINE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Creator(s): Leonard W. Volk (Sculptor) , C. Hennecke and Co. (Manufacturer)
Currently in storage
About this object
A figurine of Abraham Lincoln as the Emancipator. He is holding a scroll in front of him. He is wearing a beard, a knee length coat and a vest, and is standing on a circular base. His stance is a contraposto and his left foot is placed forwards. He is hatless.
- Object name:
- FIGURINE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
- Made from:
- Metal
- Made in:
- USA: Milwaukee, Wisconsin or Chicago, Illinois
- Date made:
- 1860-1914
- Size:
- 84.5 cm (33 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 14.269
- Class:
- METAL
- Signature marks:
- LABEL; INSCRIPTION on base: A. Lincoln from life by LW Volk 1860 C. Hennecke & Co. Mnfrs. & Sole Agts. Milwaukee & Chicago; Inscribed on base: Copyright by Leonard W. Volk; on scroll: Proclamation Emancipation
- Credit line:
- Gift of General Foods, 1978