Horace Wells Death Mask
SubjectMask of
Horace Wells
1815 - 1848
After a work byAfter a work by
Dr. John Mankey Riggs
1811 - 1885
Date1940
MediumBronze, brass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width x depth): 9 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 4in. (23.5 x 15.6 x 10.2cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of The Hartford Dental Society and The Hartford Medical Society
DescriptionBronze mask made from a cast of the face of Horace Wells
Object number2009.410.2
InscribedEngraved on verso, "HORACE WELLS / COPY OF DEATH MASK / THE ORIGINAL OF WHICH IS IN THE / BOSTON MEDICAL LIBRARY / MADE BY LEONARD CRASKE / AUG. 1940"Handwritten in ink on sticker adhered on verso, "ORIGINAL WAS MADE BY DR / JOHN RIGGS, FORMER STUDENT OF DR WELLS, DISCOVERER OF ANESTHESIA / AT THE REQUEST OF JOHN WALES / HARTFORD CONN."
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