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| Maker(s): | Hogarth, William | | Culture: | British (1697 - 1764)
| | Title: | The Five Orders of Periwigs as They Were Worn at the Late Coronation, Measured Architecturally
| | Date Made: | 1761
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | engraving on paper
| | Place Made: | United Kingdom; England
| | Measurements: | plate (including letters): 11 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.; 30.1625 x 22.0663 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | inscribed in plate: ...the Author hath Etched them with his own hand
| | Accession Number: | SC 1923.7.74
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. William Norton Bullard
| | Museum Collection: | Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
different styles of wigs and ways they were worn; text at top, bottom, and left
Label Text:
This is a second state.
Subjects:
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