Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th President of the United States

Wedgwood

About 1865

  • Titles Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th President of the United States (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium plaster
  • Dimensions 3 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 3/8 in. (8.9 × 7 × 1 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; The Buten Wedgwood Collection, gift through the Wedgwood Society of New York, AFI.1472.2011
  • Work Type portrait medallion
  • Classification Medals

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