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Locket of Vice-Admiral Nelson's hair
Locket containing the hair of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A rectangular locket with a suspension loop. A lock of brown hair under glass at the back. The front contains a piece of black silk with a strip of white ribbon top left the bottom right with two gold coronets attached under which are the initials: 'N' and 'B' (Nelson and Bronte).
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0159 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Locket |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1800-1805; 1800-05 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Nelson-Ward Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 68 mm x 52 mm x 10 mm |