The death mask

Dr John Troyer, Director of the Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath

Death mask of Sir Isaac Pitman (1813-1897).
Death mask of Sir Isaac Pitman (1813-1897).

Dr John Troyer comes face to face with the death mask of Sir Isaac Pitman (1813-1897), inventor, free-thinker and early adopter of a radical new kind of death politics.

About this story

Year:
2017
Item:
Death mask of Sir Isaac Pitman (1813-1897).
Collection:
Pitman Collection
Catalogue Reference:
PITMAN A/131
Description:
Object