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Schindler/Moscheles Lock of Beethoven's Hair
Lock of hair attributed to Beethoven, cut from Beethoven's head by Anton Felix Schindler and sent to Ignaz Moscheles on 24 March 1827. Attached to a piece of paper with inscription in the hand of Ignaz Moscheles (English translation): "L. v. Beethoven died on March 26, 1827. A. Schindler wrote to me on March 24, 1827: 'I just cut these hairs from his head and am sending them to you.'
- Date
- 1827
- 1827-03-24
- Resource Type
- Creator
- Form of original
- img/jp2
- Campus
- Subjects
- Date created
- 2023-01-31
- Handle
- Identifier
- o11_027
- islandora:18996
- Notes
- From the collection of Louis Krasner; purchased with donations from the American Beethoven Society from J & J Lubrano 20100901.
- References: Letters to Beethoven and Other Correspondence, ed. Theodore Albrecht, vol. 3, pp. 198-200 (Albrecht L469).
- Rights Note
- This work may not be in the public domain and may be protected by copyright laws of the country of the copyright holder. The digital images attached to this record may be used for teaching or research purposes under the provisions of the fair-use statute of the copyright law of the United States. For further information see the Beethoven Center's website at https://www.sjsu.edu/beethoven/collection/library-materials/index.php
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