Mary, Queen of Scots: Curiosities
- Date:
- c.1902
- Reference:
- PENROSE/1/2/1/1
- Part of:
- L. S. Penrose Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
A lock of blonde hair attached to a note by Frances le Marchant dated 1902 describing it as "The Queen, Mary of Scotland's hair". The note states that the hair was given by King George III to Sir William Nicolay, an ancestor of le Marchant's, and by him to le Marchant's grandfather General Hurst. Sir William Nicolay was allegedly the son of Frederick de Nicolay, Principal Page to Queen Charlotte, wife of George III.
A fragment of embroidery attached to a note by Frances le Marchant describing it as "Part of a bedcover worked by Mary, Queen of Scotland. Given to Sir W. Nicholay [Nicolay] by, George 3rd" [sic].
Publication/Creation
c.1902
Physical description
2 pieces
Terms of use
The papers are available at UCL Special Collections and Archives subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Location of duplicates
A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.
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Location of original
The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.