Tail-hairs of Royal Hanoverian Creams in envelope with notations by Dr Herbert Basedow
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- Type
- Animal parts
- Materials
- Animal material - non specific, Ink, Paper, Textile - non specific
- Collection
- Dr Herbert Basedow collection
- Accession number
- 1985.0060.4205
Description
A sample of cream coloured horse hair and an envelope. The horse hair is tied in a circular loop with two lengths of aqua ribbon. The envelope is made of brown paper, with handwritten text on the front in black ink which reads 'Tail-hairs of the Royal / Hanoverian Creams. / Stud horses of the / late King of Hanover.' The rear flap of the envelope features printed text which begins 'Hotel St. Petersburg ...'
Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 6:33:59 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2026-09-08. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.