Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Hair |
Catalog Number |
2010.031.00008a |
Description |
Hair: Strands of hair; mostly are blond/light grey, but a few darker, wirey strands(a). Originally stored inside an envelope (b). Yellow envelope with a 3-cent stamp which was cancelled July 14 (unknown year) in Tennessee. The envelope was originally addressed to "Jefferson Davis at Fortress Monroe, Virginia". Handwritten at a ninety-degree angle is "President Davis hair cut at Fortress Monroe for (?) Gen.R E Lee's grey horse tail." |
Material |
hair (human); hair (horse) |
Dimensions |
W-3 L-5.5 inches |
Provenance |
Hair believed to be from two sources, based on inscription on envelope: one source is Jefferson Davis, cut at Fortress Monroe; the other source is Traveller, Robert E. Lee's horse |
People |
Davis, Jefferson Traveller Lee, Robert E. |
Search Terms |
Fortress Monroe |
Subjects |
hair mourning (tentative) horses animals |