PRESIDENT LINCOLN LIFE MASK

Creator(s): Unknown (Manufacturer) , Leonard W. Volk (After)

Currently in storage

About this object

A mask of Lincoln made in white plaster. The face is gaunt. The cheekbones are prominent, as is the nose. There is no hair.

Object name:

PRESIDENT LINCOLN LIFE MASK

Made from:

Plaster

Made in:

USA

Date made:

after 1860

Size:

26 cm (10 1/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

27.40

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

LABEL under mask: Replica in plaster of a life mask of A. Lincoln taken by L.W. Volk 3/31/1860

Credit line:

Gift of General Foods, 1978