Lock of Napoleon's hair

Made:: 1815-1821 in Saint Helena

maker:: Napoleon I

Lock of Napoleon's hair, cut off at St. Helena. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was exiled on St Helena from 1815 until his death in 1821

Details

Category:: Anatomy & Pathology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A86414

Materials:: hair, box, paper and box, glass

Measurements:: overall (box): 33 mm x 80 mm x 80 mm,
overall (paper): 114 mm x 183 mm,
overall (hair): 50 mm,

type:: human remains and human hair

credit:: Wellcome Trust

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Lock of Napoleon's hair in a box, cut off at St. Helena. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was exiled on St Helena from 1815 until his death in 1821