Related person John James Audubon (1785 – 1851)

Hair of John James Audubon (1785–1851)

Human hair

Container (box): 1 5/16 × 6 1/4 × 1 5/8 in. (3.3 × 15.9 × 4.1 cm)

Gift of Mrs. John James Audubon

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The hair was accompanied by a hand written note that reads, "Part of the whiskers and hair cut from my ever to be lamented husband's face and head, on his return from his last journey to the Rocky Mountains when he was 66, or 68 years old." The note was written by Lucy Bakewell Audubon, the artist’s wife, and addressed to Frederic DePeyster who was active in securing the purchase of the original Audubon watercolors for "The Birds of America" for the New-York Historical Society in 1863.

DescriptionBlonde, brown and greying human hair in a white cardboard box.

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