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Man Showering / KitchenA man taking a shower in the kitchen
Medieval Lavoir 11CPeople in the lavoir or wash room of a medieval castle
2 Girls Washing 19CTwo little girls washing from a bowl in the bedroom
ADVERT / FRIPPs SOAP 1921Fripps Olive Oil Soap - the toilet soap with a pedigree
Woman at Dressing TableA woman in her petticoats sits at her dressing table and applies something to her face
Little Girl Dressing 19CA little girl getting dressed, with the help of mother and maid
False Eyelashes 1971Blonde model wearing fashionable false black eyelashes
Applying Mascara 1960SApplying mascara with the aid of a magnifying makeup mirror
Eyecare / Eyebrow PluckingPlucking eyebrows with the aid of tweezers and a magnifying make-up mirror
False EyelashesApplying false eyelashes with the aid of pincers and a magnifying make-up mirror
Lady Using Eyebath / PhotoA woman keeps her eyes clean and bright by washing them in an eyebath with a mild solution of rose water and boracic
Woman Checks Makeup 1928A woman checks her makeup in a mirror: initial idea in watercolour (for final version, see picture 10031680)
Maid Admitting VisitorA pretty maid, sporting a fashionable hair style of the day, looks coyly at a male visitor who is calling on her mistress
Woman Dressing / MilliereA young woman stands before her dressing table as she attends to her toilet - she has only got as far as putting on her undergarments
Roman Lady / Perfume HoldA Roman lady with her perfume holders and other trinkets
Hair / Long / Evening 1897A young woman with long, dark hair: a kind of trompe l oeil picture, suggesting a landscape as evening falls
Symbolic cutting of pigtails in Shanghai, ChinaAt Shanghai, 500 young men voluntarily relinquish their traditional pigtails, symbolising a new modernising spirit in China
Advert for Baldness CureGoing bald
Babys Bath TimeBabys bath time
Dressing in a CabinDressing and toilet are tricky in a small cabin on board a P&O liner bound for India, particularly in a rough sea
Advert for hairbrushesAn advertisement for a range of hairbrushes in ivory and erinoid from Harrods toilet brush department
Oratas Hanging BathsSergius Orata demonstrates his balneae pensiles (hanging baths) - illustration to Valerius Maximus, Facta et dicta Memorabilia, done in France about 1475
A Man and his ShowerA man and his shower baths
Beauty Spots C17Fashionable ladies of late 17th century London stuck stars and suchlike ornaments onto their faces, believing they made them attractive
Baby is BathedNurse looks on apprehensively as Maman pours a jugful of water over her little boy
John Harington / ThurstonSIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet
Marie Wilson / MascaraMarie Wilson applies mascara to false eyelashes using a hand-mirror
Nail Varnishing 1960SA girl in a flouncy pink dress applying pink nail varnish to her nails
Woman Brushing TeethA woman poses with a toothbrush, displaying her white teeth and immaculate lipstick
Keep Fit Leapfrog / 1940Leapfrogging for health & fitness
Male & Female BarbersA female barber wet shaves a gentleman while her male colleague cuts hair
Advert / Cherry BlossomCherry Blossom perfume, toilet powder and soap - none nicer!
Pompeii Bath / FrigidariumA view of the frigidarium room uncovered almost intact at Pompeii. The frigidarium was the cooling room, containing a cold pool (picina) seen through the door on the right
Natatio Bath - PompeiiA reconstruction of the natatio bath (cold swimming bath) at Pompeii
The Toilette of Salome (Second Version). An illustration from Salome by Oscar Wilde, 1894. Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898)
Lady Checks StockingsA lady checks that her Bear Brand stockings are on straight
3 Evening Dresses 1843Hair is worn off the face & covers the ears & is ornamented with white ostrich plumes & wheat, rosettes & tiny flowers. Ans shaped coil of hair is secured with a comb
Lady ShowersA lady showers with lovely hot water provided by her Houben water heater
Lady Adds to BathA lady is about to enter her bath, but before doing so she adds some of Lewandowskis bath extract
Harlene for Long Hair- Mama, shall I have beautiful long hair like you when I grow up ? - Certainly, my dear, if you use Edwards Harlene
French Lady / Toilette 18CA French ladys toilette is attended to
Turkish Bath C1840The outer cooling room of a Turkish bath in Constantinople
Racial / Japan / Lady 19CA Japanese lady at her toilet is washed by one servant while another holds a drawer of combs ready to do her hair
Roman Lady / PerfumeA Roman lady with her perfume holders and other trinkets
Toilet / Greece / PanofkaMen bathing in Ancient Greece
Roman Lady does HairA Roman lady has her hair done
Cleaning False TeethShe cleans her false teeth
Extravagant StylesCoiffeurs at work on an extravagant hair style : a contemporary satire on the fashionable excesses of the late 18th century