Collection Highlights
Balustrade from Federal Hall, New York
1788-1789
1884.3
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Thomas Addis Emmet (1764-1827)
Title
Thomas Addis Emmet (1764-1827)
Date
Possibly late 19th century
Medium
Painted and overpainted plaster
Dimensions
Overall: 12 3/4 x 7 x 9 in. ( 32.4 x 17.8 x 22.9 cm )
Description
Portrait
Credit Line
Purchase, General Fund
Object Number
1946.369
Marks
inscribed: on back in crayon: "Thos. A. Emmet"
paper label: inside: "Charles Emmet/head/25-88"
paper label: inside head: "Thomas Addis Emmet/irish patriot/Brother of Robert Emmet"
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.
Provenance
The Fowler Mask Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
