Schifferkrause
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.