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Madame Delait, the bearded woman of Plombières, head and shoulders portrait. Photographic postcard by Scherr, 1923.
- Scherr, active 1923.
- Date
- [1923]
- Reference
- 532371i
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Credit: Madame Delait, the bearded woman of Plombières, head and shoulders portrait. Photographic postcard by Scherr, 1923. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Description
Madame Delait was proprietor, after the death of her husband in 1928, of the "Café de la femme au barbe" at Thaon-les-Vosges. She let her beard grow as the result of a bet. She became a celebrity and travelled to exhibit herself in England and Ireland. Many photographs and picture postcards of her were published
Publication/Creation
Épinal : Papeterie Boutellier, [1923]
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
Lettering
Plombières (Vosges). - Madame Delait. Scherr photo Epinal
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 532371i
Ownership note
Originally collected by British anthropologist Edwin Nichol Fallaize (1877-1957). Purchased by Capt. L.W.G. Malcolm in 1934, on behalf of Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, for the price of £25. From a letter in the Wellcome archives dated 16th December 1934.
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Languages
- French