Wig
1928 (made)
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Metal thread wigs such as this were very fashionable in the late 1920s as a fun evening look. They were made in a wide range of looks imitating fashionable hairstyles of the period. This one features a marcel-wave style. It presents similar features to an evening wig designed by Rayne around the same year (V&A collection T.1662-2017).
Marcelling is a hair styling technique in which hot reverse curling tongs are used to induce a curl into the hair, providing a wavy styling to straight hair. Invented by Francois Marcel Grateau in 1872, the technique came out of fashion with the development of the permanent wave in the 1930s.
Marcelling is a hair styling technique in which hot reverse curling tongs are used to induce a curl into the hair, providing a wavy styling to straight hair. Invented by Francois Marcel Grateau in 1872, the technique came out of fashion with the development of the permanent wave in the 1930s.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | silver metallic thread |
| Brief description | A woman's wig, 1928, English; Silver metal wire on a linen mount |
| Physical description | Woman's evening wig made from silver metallic thread in a short finger-waved marcel-wave style with curls. Mounted on a linen cap. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Honourable Mrs Eric Bailey |
| Summary | Metal thread wigs such as this were very fashionable in the late 1920s as a fun evening look. They were made in a wide range of looks imitating fashionable hairstyles of the period. This one features a marcel-wave style. It presents similar features to an evening wig designed by Rayne around the same year (V&A collection T.1662-2017). Marcelling is a hair styling technique in which hot reverse curling tongs are used to induce a curl into the hair, providing a wavy styling to straight hair. Invented by Francois Marcel Grateau in 1872, the technique came out of fashion with the development of the permanent wave in the 1930s. |
| Associated object | T.103-1949 (Ensemble) |
| Other number | MA/1/B95 - RF number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.103A-1949 |
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| Record created | May 7, 2009 |
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