Bunker Hill, Elaborate Hairstyle, Wig, 1776
Entitled: "Bunkers Hill or America's head dress" shows a woman, with exaggerated coiffure supporting three redoubts with infantry and artillery firing at close range, tents, an artillery train, and a sea battle involving two or three ships; large flags flying over the redoubts are decorated with a monkey, two women, and a goose. The 18th century was an age of elegance. Never in European history do we see men and women so elaborately artificial, so far removed from natural appearance. What could not be done with the natural hair was made with wigs. This epoch was an extravagant explosion of amazing hairstyles, a reaction completely opposed to the modesty and shyness of former centuries. In the mid-to-late 18th century, large, elaborate and often themed wigs were in vogue for women. These combed-up hair extensions were often very heavy, weighted down with pomades, powders, and other ornamentation. Published by Matthew Darly, April 19, 1776 This image has been color enhanced.
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Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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