Hands of Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881)
Hands of Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881)

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A plaster cast of the living hands of Carlyle taken by Boehm in 1874 while making the statue of Carlyle. The cast is displayed in a deep wooden glazed frame with a handwritten provenance note inserted in the bottom-left corner.

National Trust, Carlyle's House

London

Title

Hands of Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881)

Date

1874

Medium

plaster

Measurements

H 22.5 x W 24 x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 9 x W 34.5 x D 34.5 cm

Accession number

263813

Acquisition method

transferred to the National Trust, 1936

Work type

Other

Inscription description

inscribed on plaque: Cast of the Hands / of / Thomas Carlyle

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