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Short length of silver bullion
A short length of silver bullion from the damaged epaulette of Nelson's Trafalgar uniform, with fair hairs entwined. Framed in a square wooden frame with a white plush mount and two red wax ship seals on the back. A handwritten paper is stuck with drawing pins on the mount: 'Lord Nelson's hair and bullion cut from his epaulette by the fatal ball. From Capt. Williams 15 May 1843.'
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0118 |
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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: | Early 19th century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Williams Rivers, William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 179 mm x 179 mm x 24 mm |