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Comb or diadem
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the 1820s women wore their hair flat around their faces, with a centre part and pulled into a chignon behind or on top of their heads. Slowly, but surely hairstyles became more elaborate; in turn, the combs grew larger and were worn in the hair like a diadem.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineComb or diadem. c. 1820 - c. 1830. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
