A barber is dressing the hair of a woman seated in profile to the right. An enormous heart-shaped cushion has been fixed on her head, and the barber, standing on tip-toe, is fixing to it a tress of false hair. The woman's own hair hangs loosely over her shoulders and forehead; in her hand is another piece of false hair. A woman wearing a cap and apron holds a mirror. On a round table are a number of curls and hair-pins. Wigs hanging on the wall and a barber's block indicate a barber's shop. On a shelf is a book inscribed "Revd Mr Spintext", implying that the barber is also a minister or local preacher; he is neatly dressed and wears a check apron. In the wall is a small lattice-window; a vase of flowers stands on the sill. 1 June 1778 
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1778<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1778-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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