Man Powdering Wig Outside Shop (no title)
Dateca. 1770
OriginEngland, London
MediumStipple engraving with period hand color
DimensionsOH: 11 1/4" x OW: 7 3/4"; Plate H: 8 1/8" x W: 6"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1939-225
Label TextPrint of a barber standing outside the door of his shop powdering a wig. Another man turns his head over his shoulder to watch. The inside of the shop with wigs on stands can be seen through the open door.ProvenanceBefore 1939, Julius Carlebach [d. 1970] (New York, NY); 1939-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
ca. 1790
