A lock of hair cut by William Haslam [realia]. 1820 Sept.

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A lock of hair cut by William Haslam [realia]. 1820 Sept.

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A lock of John Keats's hair tied up with black string and accompanied by a sheet of paper (11.2 cm) with the following notes: "John Keats's hair cut off by Wm Haslam in Sept. 1820 just before Keats left England" and "This is my father's writing -- I found the small parcel among his papers after his death." The second note is dated 1881 and signed Walter Severn; the first note is presumably in Joseph Severn's hand.

1 hair clipping.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7181553

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Keats, John, 1795-1821

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John Keats was an English poet and literary critic. John Keats, English poet, was born in London, England, on 29 or 31 Oct. 1795. He died of tuberculosis in Italy on 23 Feb. 1821. In 1810, Keats was articled to a surgeon, T. Hammond, in Edmonton for five years. The contract was broken in 1814 or 1815. He then continued his study of surgery in London, entering Guy's Hospital on 2 Oct. 1815. In 1816, Keats became a dresser at Guy's and on 25 July 1816 passed his licentiate at Apothecaries' H...

Severn, Joseph, 1793-1879

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Artist and friend of John Keats. From the description of Letter : Pimlico, to W. Wyon, [18--] Mar. 8. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28295849 Severn was an English painter and friend of the poet John Keats. Elizabeth (Montgomerie) Severn was his wife and Walter Severn was his son. From the description of Papers, 1821-1899. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 80562990 From the guide to the Joseph Severn papers, 1821-1899., (Houghton Librar...

Severn, Walter, 1830-1904

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Haslam, William, 1795?-1851

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