One sheet of paper
One sheet of paper, bearing handwritten prose testifying the authenticity of the hair, signed
- Measurements:
-
length 186 mm
width 227 mm
- Materials:
- paper
- Object Number:
- A86416 Pt1
- type:
- certificates
Lock of hair, said to be from the head of Grace Darling (1815-1842), in box, complete with a signed letter testifying to its authenticity. Grace Darling helped rescue survivors from the shipwrecked 'Forfarshire' in 1838.
Details
- Category:
- Anatomy & Pathology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A86416
- Materials:
- hair, box, paper and box, glass
- Measurements:
-
box: length 80 mm
box: width 80 mm
box: height 32 mm
- type:
- human remains and human hair
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
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