Object details
Accession number
U1n9.a-b
Creators
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Unknown
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compiler
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Franz Liszt
(Sopron, Hungary, 1811 - 1886, Bayreuth, Germany)
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primary
Full title
Lock of Franz Liszt's Hair in a Box
Creation Date
about 1886
Object 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.)
Display Media
Human hair; silver filigree box
Web 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Yellow Room
Bibliography
Morris Carter. Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway Court (Boston, 1925; Reprint, Boston, 1972), p. 101.
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