Title
A seated lady has her hair curled and dressed to a towering height, c1770. Artist: Unknown
Caption
A seated lady has her hair curled and dressed to a towering height, c1770. The man of the left has had to climb a ladder in order to dress the lady's hair. The astonished man on the right is using a scientific instrument in order to gauge the height of the wig. Wigs were made of human or animal hair, sometimes of mohair and silk, of feathers, and even sometimes of iron or copper wire. They were often supplemented ribbons and bows.
Museum of London
Date
1770
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Museum of London
Reference
HRM19A83_006
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,6Mb (7,8Mb) / 11,5in x 17,0in / 3462 x 5106 (300dpi)