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Framed bas-relief bust of Abraham Lincoln

Creator:
Powell
Location:
Unknown place made
Origin Date:
1865
Materials:
cloth, wood, composition
Measurements:
overall: 15 in x 15 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.0529
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Three-dimensional Objects

Description

This bas-relief is a head and shoulders bust of President Abraham Lincoln sculpted with his head facing to his right and placed on a blue background. Engraved at the bottom of Lincoln's left shoulder area is "Powell, patented 1865." The work is in an ornate round gilded frame. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum