Wig

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The style and materials of this horsehair wig are consistent with a late-18th century date. Wigs of this period are very rare.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art