Artist/Maker
Unidentified artist
Artist/Maker
Fowler & Wells
(1838–ca. 1946)
Depicted
Elihu Burritt
(1810 - 1897)
Elihu Burritt (1810–1897)
mid-19th century
Painted plaster
Overall: 10 x 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 25.4 x 15.9 x 23.5 cm )
Purchase
1946.356
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.
MarkingsLabel on inside: "Burritt head 12 -82"
InscribedInscribed on back of neck in crayon: "Burritt"
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
