Solving the Mystery of the Death Mask
Elementary, My Dear Watson!
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IntroductionUnboxing the EvidenceWho Dunnit? Casting the MaskElementary, My Dear Watson!The Truth Unmasked
Elementary, My Dear Watson! Details
Out of biological necessity, masks are created close to the date of death, so we searched our database to see who had died in 1911.
Amazingly, two Archbishops of Toronto - Dennis O'Connor, C.S.B. (left) and Fergus McEvay (right) - died within weeks of each other in the middle of that year.
Both of these bishops were robust in life and similar-looking, as evidenced by their portraits. Both men died after suffering from disease, which would account for the gauntness of the face in the death mask.
Amazingly, two Archbishops of Toronto - Dennis O'Connor, C.S.B. (left) and Fergus McEvay (right) - died within weeks of each other in the middle of that year.
Both of these bishops were robust in life and similar-looking, as evidenced by their portraits. Both men died after suffering from disease, which would account for the gauntness of the face in the death mask.
