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- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [15 May 1814]
- Call Number:
- Print00228
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "An obese, elderly man, completely bald, sits in an arm-chair while a shopman pours oil from a bottle (straw-covered like a Chianti flask) on to his scalp, pressing down his head with the left hand. At his feet is a basin to receive the overflow. On t...
- Description:
- Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 15th, 1814, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
- Subject (Name):
- Rowland, Alexander, approximately 1783-1854.
- Subject (Topic):
- Baldness, Patent medicines, Hair, Fools' caps, Bottles, Mirrors, and Signs (Notices)
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Macassar oil an oily puff for soft heads / [graphic]









