BIB_ID
298641
Accession number
MA 214.8
Creator
Keats, John, 1795-1821.
Published
1821.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description
1 hair clipping.
Notes
Part of a collection of three locks of John Keats's hair (MA 214.8-10). Locks of hair have been cataloged individually; see collection-level record for more information.
This lock of hair was cut by Joseph Severn in January or February of 1821, as Keats lay on his deathbed in Rome.
This lock of hair was enclosed in a 21 January 1825 letter (MA 214.6) from Joseph Severn to Keats's publisher John Taylor.
This lock of hair was cut by Joseph Severn in January or February of 1821, as Keats lay on his deathbed in Rome.
This lock of hair was enclosed in a 21 January 1825 letter (MA 214.6) from Joseph Severn to Keats's publisher John Taylor.
ca. 120 mm
Summary
A lock of John Keats's hair, tied up in a black ribbon.
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