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Ronnie Barker's book of facial hair

Facial Hair
20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Ronald Barker (makers)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Ronnie Barker's paper book of facial hair pieces, with some labelling of characters and shows. Includes facial hair for characters such as Arkwright in Open All Hours and Evans in The Magnificent Evans.


Object details

Categories
Theatre
Entertainment & Leisure
Object type
Facial hair
TitleRonnie Barker's book of facial hair (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Animal hair and paper
Paper
Hair
Wig-Making
Brief description
Ronnie Barker's paper book of facial hair wigs, some labelled with names of characters or shows
Physical description
Ronnie Barker's paper book of 25 facial hair pieces, including side burns, eyebrows and moustaches. The pieces are pinned to the page with red pins. One set of eyebrows are in a small sealed plastic bag. Some pieces are labelled with names of characters and shows, including Arkwright in Open All Hours and Evans in The Magnificent Evans. The hairpieces are made from animal hair, likely yak hair, on lace foundations. Also included is a printed A4 page showing drawings of different shaped moustaches. Handwriting on the front of the paper book, by Ronnie Barker.
Dimensions
  • Whole height: 3cm (approx. )
  • Whole width: 17.5cm (approx.)
  • Whole length: 22cm (approx.)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'FACIAL HAIR / RB' (Written on the front cover of the paper book. There are also some handwritten notes under the hairpieces inside the book, labelling such as 'moustache' and 'eyebrows'.)
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Given by Charlotte Barker, daughter of the late Ronald Barker OBE.
Object history
Came to the V&A as part of the Ronnie Barker Collection.
Association
Ronnie Barker
Summary
Ronnie Barker's paper book of facial hair pieces, with some labelling of characters and shows. Includes facial hair for characters such as Arkwright in Open All Hours and Evans in The Magnificent Evans.
Other number
THM/407/11
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.266-2012

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Record createdApril 4, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1245420/ronnie-barkers-book-of-facial-facial-hair-ronald-barker/
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