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Abraham Lincoln Figure

This is a figure. It was created by George E. Bissell and Gorham Company Founders. It is dated 1898 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is bronze. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Estate of James Hazen Hyde. It is credited Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde.

  • Watch, Abraham Lincoln's
  • gold pocket watch.
  • Division of Political History, National Museum of American History,....
  • 8.2013.1

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 41 x 12 x 12 cm (16 1/8 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)

It is signed

Signature and date inscribed into metal on top of base plinth: "Geo E. Bissell" at one angle and "Copyright 1898" diagonally opposite

Cite this object as

Abraham Lincoln Figure; George E. Bissell (1839 – 1920), Gorham Company Founders; USA; bronze; H x W x D: 41 x 12 x 12 cm (16 1/8 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.); Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde; 1960-1-4

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