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Life-mask of Abraham Lincoln

Object number2019.10.6

Made by Clark Mills

Made by Theodore A. Mills

Date1865

MediumPlaster; Unidentified coating

Credit LineTransfer from Carnegie Museum of Natural History, gift of Theodore A. Mills

DescriptionPlaster cast of man's head; light gray; smooth coating on exterior; eyes closed; hair only delineated at front edges; large ears with attached lobes; full chin whiskers; definite crease at bridge of large nose; prominent cheekbones, hollow cheeks; two holes drilled in top of head and one in back; hollow.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 7.25 × 8.375 × 11.625 in. (18.4 × 21.3 × 29.5 cm)
InscriptionsCMNH object number handwritten inside "Acc. 1884".
MarksMarked "1" inside.
Historical NotesCast taken from the last life mask of Abraham Lincoln made by Clark Mills and his son Theodore A. Mills two months before assassination of President Lincoln. Donated to the Carnegie Museum in November 1901 by Theodore A. Mills. Transferred to the Heinz History Center in 2019.

Related person Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)

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