Fitzmaurice West [1 St James’s Street, London] (active 1841-82)
Box containing hair of Mary Queen of Scots (1542-87) 1841-68
Gilt bronze, human hair, silk, glass | 2.7 x 12.7 x 10.9 cm (whole object) | RCIN 43826
Mary, Queen of Scots' Outer Chamber, Palace of Holyroodhouse
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A rectangular gilt-bronze box, the hinged lid containing a lock of human hair identified as that of Mary, Queen of Scots, on silk lining, beneath glass.
Provenance
Bequeathed to Queen Victoria by Robert, 8th Baron Belhaven and Stenton, 1868. Loaned to the International Exhibition, Glasgow, 1901.
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Medium and techniques
Gilt bronze, human hair, silk, glass
Measurements
2.7 x 12.7 x 10.9 cm (whole object)
Category
Object type(s)
Place of Production
London [Greater London]
