Blood of Louis XVI [PHOTOS] 'found in gourd container', A DNA analysis confirmed a rag believed to have been dipped in the blood of Louis XVI at his 1793 execution in Paris is genuine.
It
was customary to dip handkerchiefs into the blood of the victim at
public executions to use as keepsakes, and the handkerchief in question
was kept in a calabash, a form of squash used as a bottle. Go here for the photos.
