Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Portrait of Anne, Countess of Chesterfield

The Detail: Hair
After reading about and looking at Countess of Chesterfield's hair, I had to wonder ....many things. Is that why her hand is poised under her chin?  Probably not. Was the hair heavy?  Did she  get headaches? Of course, she must have had particular hairdresser servants. It would be uncomfortable to have hair "shellaced" and to carry around - in my hair - balls of wool. How did she sleep? 

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