LINCOLN — STEWART 



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By this comparison both Abraham and Thomas Lincoln were above 

 average for their weight/stature. On the same basis Nancy Lincoln 

 was below average in weight/stature. All were well within the ranges 

 of their contemporaries. 



Vault of head. — Because of uncertainties regarding Mills's casting 

 of this part of the head, as already mentioned, I will point out merely 

 that the figures for maximum length and breadth are possible, but 

 extreme as compared with the Old Americans. Thus the figures for 

 length and breadth, 210 and 170, compare with maximums for the 

 group of 216 and 170, respectively. On the other hand, the cephalic 

 index derived from the Lincoln head diameters, 81.0, is near the middle 

 of the range for Old American males — 69.7-90.9. The general shape 

 thus represented may be fairly accurate. 



Face. — Measurements taken on the Lincoln face masks have been 

 given already. However, as explained in that connection, such meas- 

 urements are larger than the corresponding ones taken in life on the 

 same individual. So in order to compare our figures with Hrdlicka's 

 Old Americans, the former must be corrected. 



There is no need here to go into detail about deriving the corrections. 

 As it happens, the National Museum has a collection of face masks of 

 individuals who were measured at or near the time the masks were 

 made. By comparing the series of measurements made on the masks 

 with those made in life, some average differences are obtained which 

 constitute the corrections to be used here. In addition, I have used 

 my judgment in selecting the most reliable figures from those taken 

 on the Lincoln masks. 



With this explanation I present a comparison of my estimated 

 measurements of Lincoln's face (in mm.) with those of the Old 

 Americans : 



Diameter 



Total face height (menton- 

 crlnion) 



Lower face height (menton- 

 nasion) , 



Height of forehead (nasion- 

 crinion) , 



Face breadth (bizygomatic) . . 



Nose height 



Nose breadth 



Mouth breadth 



Ear height, left 



Ear breadth, left 



