Lock of hair of Queen Adelaide (1792-1849)
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
1836
Materials
Human hair, Paper
Measurements
2.5 in (Diameter)
Order this imageCollection
Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
NT 428881
Summary
Lock of hair of Queen Adelaide (wife of William IV) in a round, blue box. The hair lies on a folded piece of paper with a handwritten inscription, the visible part reading 'Queen Adelaide Hair 1836... to me in a... by...'
Marks and inscriptions
'Queen Adelaide Hair 1836... to me in a... by...' (part of inscription on paper)