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BC MS NCC/2/8/1 Lock of Mozart's hair
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Lock of Mozart's hair

1829

A lock of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's hair, tied with red string. Vincent and Mary Novello visited Mozart's widow Constanze in Salzburg, Vienna, as part of their travels across Europe in 18...

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Lock of Beethoven's hair and portrait

1824

A lithographic print of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven, published in Vienna in 1824, attached to which is a lock of Beethoven's hair. It was gifted to Vincent Novello by their mutal friend, the har...

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Travel

1829

Vincent Novello and his wife Mary Sabilla Novello travelled through Europe in 1829 and both kept diaries from this time. The file contains Vincent Novello's diaries along with associated letters, memo...

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