A man has been arrested for stealing Elton John's iconic heart-shaped glasses from a Memphis museum. Matthew Colvin, 26, was behind bars on Tuesday in Southhaven, Mississippi, and  will be extradited back to Memphis on Wednesday. The Rock 'n' Soul Museum reported on April 21 that an employee discovered the glasses, valued at more than $2,000, had been taken out of a display case during business hours. Scroll down for video . A pair of heart-shaped glasses belonging to Elton John have been found in a mailbox after they were stolen from the Memphis Rock n' Soul Museum in Tennessee last week . Elton John pictured in another pair of heart-shaped glasses in a music video for Don't Go Breaking My Heart (accompanied by Minnie Mouse) Matthew Colvin, 26, was behind bars on Tuesday in Southhaven, Mississippi, and will be extradited back to Memphis on Wednesday . An investigator lifted prints and matched them to Colvin, WMC-TV reported. Police said on Tuesday that investigators called Colvin on Monday and he told them where the glasses were. They were able to retrieve them from a mailbox. Colvin faces up to 12 years in prison for the theft. The glasses were to be put back on display on Wednesday. Flamboyant glasses and outfits have been part of Elton John's signature look. He wore another pair of pink heart-shaped glasses in a music video for Don't Go Breaking My Heart - where he was accompanied by Minnie Mouse instead of Kiki Dee. Museum executive director John Doyle said at the time of the theft that the case showed no signs of being forced open, and that a special screwdriver was needed to open the box. The glasses are on loan to the museum from a private owner, and had been on display for the past few months as part of an exhibit on 60 years of rock. A guitar used by Elvis, a gown worn by Whitney Houston and a Three 6 Mafia hooded sweatshirt were among the other items on display next to the Rocket Man's shades. In the 15 years that it has been open, the Rock n' Soul Museum has not experienced a theft. The glasses were insured for up to $2,000. The director of the Rock n' Soul Museum said the case sustained no damage in the theft which he suspected was done with a special screwdriver .
Matthew Colvin, 26, was behind bars on Tuesday in Southhaven, Mississippi, and will be extradited back to Memphis on Wednesday .
Elton John's iconic glasses, which have been valued at $2,000, were found in a mailbox in Southhaven, Mississippi .
The glasses, which were on loan from a private collector, will be back on display on Wednesday .