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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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Case for Mozart's hair

c. 1829

A circular glass case backed with paper, inscribed with Mozart's name in ink and sealed with gold foil paper.

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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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