A woman who has lost her hair is standing in front of a mirror with a wig in her hands, there are bottles and potions on the table by her and a box on the floor at her feet. Colour lithograph, 18--.

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1800-1899
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35487i
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A woman who has lost her hair is standing in front of a mirror with a wig in her hands, there are bottles and potions on the table by her and a box on the floor at her feet. Colour lithograph, 18--. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1800-1899

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1 print : lithograph, printed in colour ; image 49.5 x 22.3 cm

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With all your make up, I'm much afraid, You're booked to become a poor old maid; That you're powdered and painted it's easily seen, You are fifty, although you make up to sixteen. Be careful to fit your wig on tight, If it blew off, Oh! what a terrible sight.

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Wellcome Collection 35487i

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