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11-28-2016, 04:35 PM
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Lincoln Mask
Today-our museum[Canandaigua,NY-Ontario County historical societyHeart] put the Lincoln mask on display! It is very rare-only 3 known masks to be around!The mask was made by a Chicago-artist in the early 1800's.It is made of plaster and white in color.
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11-29-2016, 12:41 PM
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(11-28-2016 04:35 PM)HerbS Wrote:  Today-our museum[Canandaigua,NY-Ontario County historical societyHeart] put the Lincoln mask on display! It is very rare-only 3 known masks to be around!The mask was made by a Chicago-artist in the early 1800's.It is made of plaster and white in color.

As you know, I am very weak on Lincoln history. How did this mask come to be made before Lincoln was President?
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11-29-2016, 01:19 PM
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This mask was made as Lincoln was president elect in late 1860 after the republican national convention. I hope that you are feeling better Laurie!
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11-29-2016, 01:20 PM
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Laurie,

Here is a link that gives a nice, brief summary of Lincoln's life masks.

http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/linc.../masks.htm
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11-29-2016, 01:47 PM
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Thanks for the great history lesson-STS Lincolnite-very interesting indeed!
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11-29-2016, 02:08 PM
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(11-29-2016 01:19 PM)HerbS Wrote:  This mask was made as Lincoln was president elect in late 1860 after the republican national convention. I hope that you are feeling better Laurie!

Thanks, Herb! I am feeling better, but still not ready to go back to work. I've been called a Steel Magnolia, but I think my petals are getting a little rusty...

Thanks also for the clarification on the mask. I was thrown by the early-1800s reference.
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11-29-2016, 03:04 PM
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Leonard Volk made a life mask and hand molds in 1860 that are now in the collection of the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champagne. When I was 7 I got to see it in the Lincoln Library in Lincoln Hall.

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11-29-2016, 07:16 PM
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(11-29-2016 02:08 PM)L Verge Wrote:  
(11-29-2016 01:19 PM)HerbS Wrote:  This mask was made as Lincoln was president elect in late 1860 after the republican national convention. I hope that you are feeling better Laurie!

Thanks, Herb! I am feeling better, but still not ready to go back to work. I've been called a Steel Magnolia, but I think my petals are getting a little rusty...

Thanks also for the clarification on the mask. I was thrown by the early-1800s reference.
I was thrown by 2 different historians after the fact too!
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11-30-2016, 12:01 PM
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I will know more about the Lincoln mask this Saturday!
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01-22-2017, 11:55 AM
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I have replicas of both. Alarming to see the contrasts between the two. Lincoln aged greatly...

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