Lock of King Edward IV's hair

Made:
before 1784 in England

A lock of hair, said to be from the head of Edward IV of England (1442-1483), taken from his tomb at Windsor in 1784, mounted in a frame, and secured by wax to a piece of paper bearing a handwritten descriptive inscription

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A3215
Materials:
hair, wax, paper, frame, glass, frame, wood and frame, metal
type:
human remains and human hair
credit:
Wellcome Trust