1888 Chromolithograph France 18th Century Wig Bath Fashion Hairstyle Nude LCH4 Hunting & Fishing "The Dream"

"The Dream"

Photo by the British School of Archaeology at Jerusalem

Barber Pole

Middle - 9

1888 Chromolithograph France 18th Century Wig Bath Fashion Hairstyle Nude LCH4 Hunting & Fishing "The Dream"This is a rare original 1888 color chromolithograph which depicts a bathing scene and several fashions of 18th century France. In the top panel, an elegant and partially topless woman enjoys a nice bath; in the lower panels are some of the typical hairstyles of the period. Wigs were the constant companion of both men and women, often with additions of human and animal hair. They were piled into tall styles and embellished with feathers, ribbons,