BIB_ID
302488
Accession number
MA 7658
Creator
Cowper, William, 1731-1800.
Published
1731-1800.
Credit line
Bequest of Charles Ryskamp, 2010.
Description
1 hair clipping.
Notes
With "9290 Lloyd" written on the back of the frame.
ca. 70 mm
Provenance
Bequest of Charles Ryskamp, 2010.
Summary
A lock of William Cowper's hair arranged in a circle (ca. 70 mm in diameter) and sewn to a piece of paper. A note in an unknown hand circles the lock of hair, reading: "This hair once adorned the brow of Cowper." Cowper's initials "WC" have been penned within the circle of hair.
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