Artist:

Leonard Wells Volk, 1828 - 1895  Search this

Sitter:

Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865  Search this

Medium:

Plaster life mask and cast of hands

Dimensions:

Mask: 17.8 × 21.6 × 22.9 cm (7 × 8 1/2 × 9")

Right hand: 9.2 × 13.3 × 15.6 cm (3 5/8 × 5 1/4 × 6 1/8")

Left hand: 7 × 10.8 × 16.8 cm (2 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 6 5/8")

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

1860

Topic:

Mask\Life mask  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Male  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\State Senator\Illinois  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Crafts and Trades\Boat builder  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

20084/COLL.VLKCST.005005

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47973000d-a379-4b84-aab0-b7ba8d70ef4c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_20084_COLL.VLKCST.005005