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Lock of Nelson's hair
Lock of Nelson's hair tied with a blue ribbon. Mounted in a glazed gilt-framed locket together with a small piece of paper signed 'Nelson'. This is believed to be from a letter written to his wife after losing his arm at Santa Cruz, Teneriffe, in 1797. The hair is said to be part of Nelson's pigtail.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0117 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Hair |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1797 |
| Date made: | circa 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Miss Bolton |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 75 mm x 56 mm x 8 mm |