Collection Highlights

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Date:

1916-1922

Object Number:

1954.164

Medium:

Painted plaster

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Object name

Tools (8)

Medium

Brass, iron

Dimensions

a: 5/8 x 12 1/2 x 2 in. ( 1.6 x 31.8 x 5.1 cm ) b: 1 x 6 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 15.9 cm ) c: 2 1/2 x 17 1/4 x 1/4 in. (

Description

Eight metal tools with long shafts, various heads.

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Russell Lynes

Object Number

INV.287

Marks

stamped: on g: "MONK" stamped: on f: "C. MONK" stamped: on a: "J. HORAN/WR"

Gallery Label

According to the donor, these tools could have possibly been used to pick marrow from bones.

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.