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Lock of hair of Ludwig van Beethoven.
- Title
- Lock of hair of Ludwig van Beethoven.
- Publication
- [1827]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Not available - Please for assistance. | Mixed material | Restricted use | Music Division - Beethoven's hair [LOCKED CASE] | Performing Arts Research Collections - Music |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Supervised use | Music Division - Beethoven's hair documents | Performing Arts Research Collections - Music |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- Approximately 30 strands +; 17.7 x 23 cm, 8.8 x 13 cm
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Human hair.
- Note
- A lock of grey hair. Mounted in a jewel-encrusted case with a glass covering. Accompanied by unsigned and undated attestation as well as a smaller note dated April 1875 and signed by Frau Friederike Theile.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access; permission required for access.
- Biography (note)
- Taking a lock of hair as a keepsake in memory of those who died was not uncommon in the 19th century. Shortly after Beethoven's death on March 26, 1827, many visitors took a clipping of the composer's hair so that by the time of his funeral on March 29, most of his hair had been removed. (Information from Beethoven's hair (New York: Broadway Books, 2000) / Russell Martin.)
- Provenance (note)
- Presumably the lock of hair was owned by the Beethoven Association which, upon its dissolution in 1940, donated it with other materials to the New York Public Library.
- Call Number
- Music Division - Beethoven's hair
- OCLC
- 1078701538
- Title
- Lock of hair of Ludwig van Beethoven.
- Production
- [1827]
- Type of Content
- three-dimensional form
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- object
- Physical Medium
- human hair 2 x 2.5 cm underneath glass in case adorned by jewels.
- Restricted Access
- Restricted access; permission required for access.
- Biography
- Taking a lock of hair as a keepsake in memory of those who died was not uncommon in the 19th century. Shortly after Beethoven's death on March 26, 1827, many visitors took a clipping of the composer's hair so that by the time of his funeral on March 29, most of his hair had been removed. (Information from Beethoven's hair (New York: Broadway Books, 2000) / Russell Martin.)
- Provenance
- Presumably the lock of hair was owned by the Beethoven Association which, upon its dissolution in 1940, donated it with other materials to the New York Public Library.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.Theile, Friederike, former owner.Beethoven Association (New York, N.Y.), former owner.
- Research Call Number
- Music Division - Beethoven's hair