Object details
Object number
U1n9.a-b
Creator(s)
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Franz Liszt
(Sopron, Hungary, 1811 - 1886, Bayreuth, Germany)
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primary
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Unknown
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compiler
Title
Lock of Franz Liszt's Hair in a Box
Date
about 1886
Medium
Human hair; silver filigree box
Case
Franz Liszt Case
Provenance
Probably entered the collection of Isabella Stewart Gardner in July 1886 at the time of the composer, pianist, and teacher Franz Liszt's (1811-1886) death, Bayreuth, Germany.
Dimensions
3.5 x 0.7 cm (1 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Commentary
This lock of hair belonged to composer Franz Liszt. He passed away during a musical festival devoted to the works of Richard Wagner in Bayreuth, Germany, in July 1886. Isabella Stewart Gardner, who was also attending the festival, supported Liszt’s grieving friends and family. She ordered a wreath that was placed beside Queen Victoria’s at the funeral, and was the first to cast a shovel of earth onto his coffin.
Gallery
Yellow Room
Bibliography
Morris Carter. Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway Court (Boston, 1925; Reprint, Boston, 1972), p. 101.Ana Barrett, "Belle of the Opera: Gardner and Wagner," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 20 July 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/belle-opera-gardner-and-wagner
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