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