One lock is very large, and the other is slightly smaller. The smaller lock is Elvis's natural hair color, being a light to medium brown, and the second larger lock is a very dark brown, almost black. With the original dye-stained towel which the barber (Mott Gilleland, or Mr. Gill as he was known), used in the process of dying Elvis' hair. Also included are the cotton swabs which Gill used to match up the king's eyebrows to his new hair-color. The key to an offering like this is obviously the provenance, and in this case, we couldn't ask for better. The consignor, a Ms. Baldwin was Mott Gilleland's niece. First of all it is well known that Mr. Gill was Elvis's barber for more than 20 years, and also did his mother's hair. There are numerous newspaper clippings and press reports from the period and later supporting this. Mr. Mott was also one of those presented with an automobile by Elvis, a 1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV, with the initials EP on the Continental kit above the rear bumper. From the testimonial under Ms. Baldwin's signature, we read "My Uncle Mott gave me some of Elvis' hair that he had cut, as well as the towel and cotton balls he had used. Elvis' hair was in a plastic wrapper from a cigarette pack Uncle Mott said he thought I would like to have these because he knew I wanted to be a beautician and of course it was Elvis's. Also included is the original notarized affidavit of Rick Stanley, Elvis' Brother-in-Law, dated February 11, 2003, in which he acknowledges the following: "I personally know that Mr. Gill was personal hairdresser to Elvis Presley. He came to Graceland and also traveled with Elvis to care for his hair. / Mott Gilleland gave his niece, Pat Morrow Baldwin, clippings of Elvis Presely's hair and a towel he had used This was given to her when she went to Memphis and was given a personal tour of Graceland. / I know that "Mr. Gill" gave family members and close friends hair clippings as a gift."
One lock is very large, and the other is slightly smaller. The smaller lock is Elvis's natural hair color, being a light to medium brown, and the second larger lock is a very dark brown, almost black. With the original dye-stained towel which the barber (Mott Gilleland, or Mr. Gill as he was known), used in the process of dying Elvis' hair. Also included are the cotton swabs which Gill used to match up the king's eyebrows to his new hair-color. The key to an offering like this is obviously the provenance, and in this case, we couldn't ask for better. The consignor, a Ms. Baldwin was Mott Gilleland's niece. First of all it is well known that Mr. Gill was Elvis's barber for more than 20 years, and also did his mother's hair. There are numerous newspaper clippings and press reports from the period and later supporting this. Mr. Mott was also one of those presented with an automobile by Elvis, a 1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV, with the initials EP on the Continental kit above the rear bumper. From the testimonial under Ms. Baldwin's signature, we read "My Uncle Mott gave me some of Elvis' hair that he had cut, as well as the towel and cotton balls he had used. Elvis' hair was in a plastic wrapper from a cigarette pack Uncle Mott said he thought I would like to have these because he knew I wanted to be a beautician and of course it was Elvis's. Also included is the original notarized affidavit of Rick Stanley, Elvis' Brother-in-Law, dated February 11, 2003, in which he acknowledges the following: "I personally know that Mr. Gill was personal hairdresser to Elvis Presley. He came to Graceland and also traveled with Elvis to care for his hair. / Mott Gilleland gave his niece, Pat Morrow Baldwin, clippings of Elvis Presely's hair and a towel he had used This was given to her when she went to Memphis and was given a personal tour of Graceland. / I know that "Mr. Gill" gave family members and close friends hair clippings as a gift."
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