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Title: To plait braids in the hair.
Image ID: 825045
Image ID 825045
Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 21 x 13 cm. (8 x 5 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: Periodical Illustrations
Hairdressing -- 1800-1899
Hairstyles -- 1800-1899
Women -- Clothing & Dress -- 1800-1899
Braids (Hairdressing) -- 1800-1899
Notes: Printed on border: "By Emily H. May." "These two engravings illustrate a new Parisian method of plaiting false braids in among the natural hair. The first cut shows how the braid is introduced : the next how the plait looks as it progresses. This new method is quite an improvement on the old one." Written on border: "July 1862" Foxing on image.
Date Published: 1862
Barcode Number: 33333159412333
Struc ID: 598328
Source: The Peterson magazine.   View All images from Source
In Folder: Hairdressing -- 1800s   View All images from Folder

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