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Locket containing lock of Lord Nelson's hair
Locket containing a lock of hair belonging to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Tied with silver thread and mounted under a domed, oval glass. The gilt mount consists of two entwined laurel branches, 'NELSON' and a coronet above. With a typed RUSI label inscribed: 'Lock of Lord Nelson's hair formerly the property of Lady Bromhead, daughter of Maurice Suckling, Nelson's uncle.'
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0163 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Locket |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | Early 19th century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Bromhead, Lady Royal United Service Institution |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 79 mm x 60 mm x 8 mm |
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