The Wigmaker in Eighteenth-century Williamsburg: An Account of His Barbering, Hair-dressing, & Peruke-making Services, & Some Remarks on Wigs of...
- ISBN-10
- 0910412227
- ISBN-13
- 9780910412223
- Category
- Crafts & Hobbies
- Pages
- 36
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1959-06
- Publisher
- Colonial Williamsburg
- Author
- Colonial Williamsburg Fndtn
Description
The range of activities of this tradesperson runs the gamut from barbering and hairdressing to the design and fabrication of sought-after wigs, or perukes. By 1764 a French catalog shows 115 wig styles, "the distinguishing badge of gentle folk."
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