Collection Highlights
The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
Date:
1885-1886
Object Number:
LIB.XL.CT.G763.A3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Joseph Clay Neal (1807-1847)
Object Number:
1946.367
Date:
Mid-19th century
Medium:
Painted and overpainted plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. ( 27.3 x 17.1 x 21.6 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: inside in pencil: "Jos Neal"
label: "J. C. Neal head 23-87"
Description:
Death 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.
