As portraits of the Founding Fathers attest, the 18th century was the golden age of wig-wearing in England as well as her colonies. But this wig is one of the few from the era that has survived, and ...

What you need to know: Through colonialism, Britain generously exported many things to Uganda—railways, English names, tea, and without consulting us, judicial wigs. Walk into a Ugandan courtroom on a ...

More than anything else, late eighteenth century European fashion is famous for ludicrous wigs. Sky-high, powdered, stuffed with ribbons and flowers and whatever trendy, topical confection they could ...

A Gentleman, seated on an open-back wood chair, wearing dove-grey coat with matching waistcoat, frilled white cuffs and stock, powdered wig worn en queue with a black ribbon bow, he holds in his left ...

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