Schifferkrause

Abraham Lincoln with sailor's frill.

The chin curtain , even Schiffer cutter , Chincurtain , Donegal or Lincoln called, is a beard , which in most cases to a full beard with no mustache recalls. With her, the sideburns grow together on the chin and completely cover it.

This beard became famous through Abraham Lincoln . It is also traditionally found among married Amish , Quakers and Mormons . Here it symbolizes peace and free spirit, as the schnauzer, which has often been associated with the police and the military , is deliberately shaved off here.

Well-known bearers of this beard costume

• Adolph von Menzel
• Paul Kruger
• Abraham Lincoln
• Klaus Matthiesen
• Karl Radek
• Hans-Werner Sinn
• Henry David Thoreau
• Brigham Young
• Hoimar von Ditfurth

Trivia

• Klabautermann and Leprechaun are often depicted with Schifferkrause, hence the Dutch name: Kabouterbaard.
• Gregory Peck played his role as Captain Ahab in the movie Moby Dick with a Frill.

Web links

• Schifferkrause on blackbeards.de
• on the importance of the beard among the Amish