Life Mask

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Life Mask

Entry/Object ID

1928.4

Description

Plaster cast of a man's (Abraham Lincoln) face. The face is thin with no beard, and the eyes have been hollowed out.

Context

Cast from a mold made of Abraham Lincoln's face in 1860.

Acquisition

Accession

1928.4

Source or Donor

Green, Frank L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1860

Place

City

Chicago

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Mask, Death

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Plaster

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)