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Florence Cook

1865-1875

Lock of hair, reputed to be of Robert Stephenson. Accompanied by a piece of paper inscribed, in manuscript, in ink "Hair of the great Rbt Stephenson, 1859, 12 of October, died"

Lock of Robert Stephenson's hair

Metal memento mori finger ring, set with a large square transparent stone which contains a skull on a hair background with a red and gold border, engraved inscription inside band, 1709

Memento mori finger ring, with a stone containing a skull on a hair background

1709

Metal memento mori finger ring, set with 1 large square transparent stone, with hair, surrounded by 4 small clear stones and ornate band bearing champleve inscription, 1747

Memento mori finger ring

1747

Brooch containing locks of hair, gold thread and pearls, arranged against a pearly background, marked in an oval frame, covered with a glass

Brooch containing locks of hair

Gold memento mori finger ring, with transparent setting containing human hair, possibly 18th century

Memento mori finger ring, with setting containing human hair

1701-1800

Gold brooch, in the form of a 'Youth Contemplating Death' cameo, 1700-1799

1701-1800

Wrist or ankle cord of twisted hair of female members of family against evil spirits, sickness and misfortune, Indian, 1870-1930

Wrist or ankle cord against evil spirits, sickness and misfortune

1870-1930

12 pigtails of hair, with display stand, 10 of which have cord incorporated into them, differ in length, all are of dark hair, Chinese, 1801-1900

Pigtails of hair

1801-1900

Six miniature wigs made of human hair, illustrating Geisha hairstyles, in rectangular box of bark with coins on lid, Japanese, 1880-1920

Six miniature wigs made of human hair

1880-1820

Four life size wax anatomical heads, illustrating the effects of secondary and tertiary syphilis and their treatment with Salvarsan, preparation 606, mounted as two pairs within separate glass display cases, with original wooden packing crate, probably made in Germany, 1910-1920

Four wax heads showing the effects of syphilis and their treatment, Germany, 1910-1920

1910-1920

Brooch, containing flowers and a monogram made up from hair, arranged against a white background, mounted in an oval meal frame and covered with glass, fastener missing

Brooch, containing flowers and a monogram made up from hair

Two postcard prints in wooden frames. One, full face of girl by EAS with hair and flower corsage added. Two, profile of girl with hair and corsage by R & K L.

Framed photographs with real hair embelishments

Two life size wax anatomical heads, illustrating the effects of secondary syphilis and their treatment with Salvarsan, preparation 606, mounted in a glass display case, probably made in Germany, 1910-1920

Two wax heads showing the effects of syphilis and their treatment, Germany, 1910-1920

1910-1920

Hank of human hair, provenance and date unknown

before 1937

Carved wooden doll highly stylized female figure, long column shaped body, hair is real, carried on the back of a girl to show she is ready for marriage, Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Africa, 1880-1925

Carved wooden doll, Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Africa, c. 1880-1925.

1880-1925

Bundle of plaited human hair, Peruvian, 800-1400

800-1400

Bundle of plaited human hair, Peruvian, 800-1400

800-1400

Piece of pearl shell, leaf shaped with human hair cord attached with gum, used to press back gums during tooth-avulsion operation, from Sunday Island, Victoria, Australia, 1881-1920

Piece of pearl shell

1881-1920

Short pointed wooden staff with anthropomorphic carved head finial and decorated with human hair, made by Naga people of Assam, Indian, 1851-1920

Short pointed wooden staff with anthropomorphic carved head finial and decorated with human hair

1851-1920

Gold brooch, a memento mori set with garnets and pearls with plaited hair in the centre

Gold brooch and memento mori, Europe, 1701-1900

1701-1900

Metal memento mori finger ring, with 1 large sqaure setting which shows a tomb, a tree, skull and crossbones, possibly outlined in hair on a white background covered by glass

Metal memento mori finger ring

before 1937

Metal memento mori finger ring, with large rectangular setting, reversible, with a scene of a nymph standing next to a pillar on one side, and an inscription set against a backgrond of hair on other side

Metal memento mori finger ring

before 1937

Gold finger ring, circular, with large oval setting with pearls set around perimeter, an urn madeof hair and bearing the initials I.W. in centre

Ring

Lock of hair from Dr. Edward Jenner, taken in Feb. 1816

Lock of hair from Dr. Edward Jenner

Lock of Edward Jenner's hair, taken in December 1819

Lock of Edward Jenner's hair

1819

Piece of memento mori, possibly from a slide, consisting of oval piece of glass backed by plaited hair and a picture of a skull

Piece of memento mori

before 1937

Gold and crystal slide, a memento mori of a skeleton supported by 2 cherubs, with initials J.S. and inscribed "Come ye Blessed"

Memento mori, Europe, 1601-1700

1601-1700

Gold pendant, or memento mori with entwined hair and inscription, seal attached, 1852

Gold pendant

1852

Glass and silver slide, oval, with initials E.H. overlaid on cloth or plaited hair, with skeleton and hourglass, c. 1700-1800

Memento mori, c. 1700-1800

1701-1800

Brooch, containing a graveyard scene with trees, flowers, a pond and a tomb, made up from hair, mounted in an oval metal frame and covered with glass, fastener missing

Brooch decorated with human hair, Europe, 1701-1900

1701-1900

Bead-covered amulet, ovoid, threaded onto a string of plaited hair, Ugandan

Bead-covered amulet

String of beetle elytra, with tuff of human hair at distal end, for decorating shrunken head, South American

String of beetle elytra

before 1937

Black belt made from roll of twisted strands of human hair with pair of decorated shell ornaments attached, used by Australian Aboriginal people, 1881-1920

Black belt made from roll of twisted strands of human hair, Australian Aboriginal, 1881-1920

1881-1920

Necklace made of human hair and shells, from Australia, 1870-1920

Necklace made of human hair and shells, Australia, 1870-1920

1870-1920

Carved wooden pointing stick, double-barbed, with hair string attached by gum, covered with red pigment, from Central Australia, 1881-1925

Carved wooden pointing stick

1881-1925

Hand pad made from emu feathers matted together with blood and enclosed in hair string, part of kurdaitcha ritual, used in conjunction with kurdaitcha shoes, Arrernte people, Northern Australia, 1880-1920

Hand pad made from emu feathers matted together with blood and enclosed in hair string

1880-1920

Pair of ceremonial shoes, made of compacted feathers and human hair, used by kurdaitcha, Arrernte people, Central(?) Australia, 1890-1925

Pair of ceremonial shoes

1890-1925

Ceremonial object (waninga), consisting of sharpened stick with red -spotted crosspiece, bound at junction with hair-string, used by men at circumcision ceremonies, from Queensland, Australia, 1880-1920

Ceremonial object

1880-1920

Lock of hair said to be from George III, 1760-1820, wrapped in a piece of paper inscribed 'Hair of His late Majesty King George the Third Received from Sir K. Taylor 27 January 1927'

A lock of hair, reputedly from King George III

1760-1820

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

Lock of King Edward IV's hair

before 1784

Oval quiz glass, in gold(?) frame, with double handle and band of braided hair, part of Chalmers collection, English, 1830-1900

Oval quiz glass

1830-1900

Pair of flexible brown woven hair bracelets with gilt clasps, one damaged, clasps inlaid with faceted steel decoration, part of Chalmers collection, English, 1830-1880

Woven bracelets

1830-1880

Lock of hair removed from Edward Jenner after his death, 26th January 1823, framed (passe-patrout)

Sample of Edward Jenner's hair, England, 1823

1823

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

Lock of Napoleon's hair

1815-1821

Four copper anklets, hair bound with metal wire, worn only by married women of the Toro, Himu, Iru, Ciga and Hutu, Ancole, Ugandan, 1880-1920

Four copper anklets

1880-1920

Papier mache painted mask, face of an elderly male, used in puppetry, with real hair on head and for eyebrows, moustache and wispy beard, Japanese, 1880-1920

Mask of elder male face

1880-1920

Headhunter's basket made of cane and decorated with white seeds, coloured beads and fringe of coloured human hair, probably work of Naga people, Assam, Indian, 1851-1920

Headhunter's basket made of cane and decorated with white seeds

1851-1920

Native imitation shrunken head of gourd and human hair, Ecuadorian, 1850-1935

Imitation shrunken head

1850-1930

Ceremonial hand pad made of feathers compacted with blood secured by hair-string, used by kurdaitcha, Arrernte people, Australian, 1890-1920, for tourists (?)

Ceremonial hand pad made of feathers compacted with blood secured by hair-string

1890-1920

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