Collection Highlights
Grenadier cap
1740-1770
1890.3
Wool, linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Title
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date
1836
Medium
Plaster with wash
Dimensions
Overall: 13 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. ( 33.7 x 15.9 x 18.4 cm )
Description
Death mask
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number
1927.59
Marks
inscribed: on interior in red paint: "78S" [old N-YHS cat #]
Gallery Label
Made for Fowler & Wells of NY, phrenologists, Sept. 14, 1836. Mask made at cost of $50.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
