Barber and Peruke Maker, Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

The Barber and Peruke Maker (Wig Maker) was an important person in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. He not only made wigs and cut hair, but provided lice treatments, sold soaps and tonics, and provided "immersion bathing facilities" for clients. Their wigs and hairpieces were signs of social status and importance as only a small portion of the population - the wealthiest 5%- could afford them.