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Here’s a piece that feels equal parts eerie and enchanting: a 19th-century milliner’s wig mold, wrapped in its original fabric covering. Stitched and restitched over time with a jumble of threads—reds, browns, creams—this head form wears its history literally on its face. The fabric is worn and frayed, with patches and tears that speak to years of use in a milliner’s shop, where wigs, bonnets, and hats would have been shaped and styled on its surface. The shredded edges hanging loose add a ghostly charm, almost as if the piece itself has grown hair. Mounted on a turned wooden pedestal, it has the presence of a small sculpture—raw, textural, and wonderfully imperfect.
PLEASE EMAIL US RE: SHIPPING TIMING BEFORE PURCHASING hello@heimweeantiques.com
Here’s a piece that feels equal parts eerie and enchanting: a 19th-century milliner’s wig mold, wrapped in its original fabric covering. Stitched and restitched over time with a jumble of threads—reds, browns, creams—this head form wears its history literally on its face. The fabric is worn and frayed, with patches and tears that speak to years of use in a milliner’s shop, where wigs, bonnets, and hats would have been shaped and styled on its surface. The shredded edges hanging loose add a ghostly charm, almost as if the piece itself has grown hair. Mounted on a turned wooden pedestal, it has the presence of a small sculpture—raw, textural, and wonderfully imperfect.
