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
