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Florence Cook

1865-1875

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

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

1701-1800

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

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

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

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 ring, circular, with a transparent square stone which contains hair, champleve enamelled inscription on band, 1722

Metal ring containing hair

1722

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

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

Lock of Napoleon's hair

1815-1821

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

Two life size wax anatomical heads, illustrating the effects of tertiary 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

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

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

Belt, consisting of ring of coiled string made of human hair, mounted on cardboard, from Australia, 1880-1920

Belt made from human hair, Australia, 1880-1920

1880-1920

String of plaited hair, part of amulet which originally included shell plaque, from North West Australia, 1890-1920

Amulet made from hair, Aboriginal North West Australia, 1890-1920

1890-1920

Brooch, containing hair and thread and pearls, arranged on a pearly background, mounted in an oval metal frame and covered with glass, fastener missing

Brooch containing human hair, Europe, 1701-1900

1701-1900

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

Gold slide, a memento mori of entwined hair and a skeleton, covered by glass, engraved with the initials W.H., 1689

Memento mori, Europe, 1689

1689

Catherine Cooper's red hair, 2000.

Catherine Cooper's red hair

2000

Gold memento mori finger ring, with rectangular swivel setting containing hair, under glass, with inscription on back of bezel, 1815, in memory of John Coakley Lettsom

Gold memento mori finger ring

1815

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

Pair of ceremonial shoes, made of compacted feathers gum and blood, with uppers of woven human hair, used by kurdaitcha, Arrernte people, North West Australia, 1890-1920

Pair of ceremonial shoes

1890-1920

Pair of ceremonial shoes made of compacted feathers, human hair and blood, used by Kurdaitcha, Australia, 1890-1920

Pair of ceremonial shoes made of compacted feathers

1890-1920

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

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

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

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

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

Imitation shrunken head

1850-1930

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

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

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

1870-1920

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

Small oval brooch with lock of hair inside, personal relic of William Mansell, likely English, 1800-1850

Small oval brooch with lock of hair inside

1800-1850

Lock of Duke of Wellington's hair and 2 invitations to his funeral

Lock of Duke of Wellington's hair

1800-1852

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

Shrunken head decoration of beetle elytra and hair

before 1919

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

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

Ambrotype portrait of Florence Cook, in a leather case, unsigned, England, 1865-1875. Florence Cook was a medium associated with William Crookes.

Florence Cook

1865-1875

Girdle or "acachu" made from human hair, from Tutanangosa, South America

Girdle or "acachu" made from human hair

before 1930

Ceremonial left shoe made of compacted feathers, blood, fibre and hair cord, used by kurdaitcha, made by Arrernte people (Arunta), central Australia, 1890-1920

Ceremonial left shoe made of compacted feathers

1890-1920

Photograph, possibly of a painting of Florence Nightingale, and a lock of her hair, framed, c1854-1870

Florence Nightingale photograph and lock of hair, 1854-1870

1854-1870

Pendant containing photographic portrait of a woman, reverse contains a lock of hair, c.1850. Oval daguerreotype of middleaged woman, slightly discoloured, 45x55mm. In gilt mount with swivel ring; hair back on opal glass.

Pendant containing a photographic portrait

circa 1850

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

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

Bull roarer, made of wood with loop of human hair, decorated with painted blue pattern, slightly worn eaten, from Katherine River district, Australia, 1871-1925

Bull roarer

1871-1925

Mourning ornament consisting of human hair wrapped in clay and fat and covered with red ochre, amuletic, from North West Australia, 1880-1920

Mourning ornament consisting of human hair wrapped in clay and fat and covered with red ochre

1880-1920

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

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

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

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

Lock of hair from Dr. Edward Jenner

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