Collection Highlights
The True Issue or "That's What's the Matter"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.35
Medium:
Lithograph
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Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876)
Object Number:
1946.365
Date:
Mid-19th century
Medium:
Painted and overpainted plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 7 x 9 in. ( 28.6 x 17.8 x 22.9 cm )
Marks:
paper label: on base: "S. G. Howe head 21 - 87"
inscribed: on back of neck in crayon: "Sam'l Ho."
inscribed: on back of neck in pencil: "87"
Description:
Life mask
Gallery Label:
This cast was part of the Phrenological Museum of Fowler & Wells, which opened in New York City in 1842. Brothers Orson Squire Fowler (1809-1887) and Lorenzo Niles Fowler (1811-1896) and their business associate Samuel Roberts Wells (1820-1875) were noted phrenologists who read heads to understand the subject's "temperament." Their Phrenological Cabinet displaying casts, skulls, and charts became a popular fixture in the city.
Credit Line:
Purchase, General Fund
Provenance:
The Fowler Mask Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
