We offer this item with different colour silks, colours of hair and lengths, upon request.Īt present, the queue is styled in a braided fashion and has been styled using our own secret pomatum lavender blend and may be restyled as needed.
#Colonial america18th century queue hair full
This is a period correct item and manner of wearing your hair, in place of a full men's wig. This item may have the ties removed and permanently attached to a hat, or cap of some sort, or tied around the head and kept beneath a hat.
This is not a synthetic, but rather real human hair and pure silk, with cotton ties. Queues such as these, noted in Diderot, were used by men who for whatever reason may have had shorter hair, or baldness and were required by social standards to have a proper length of hair and braided in some fashion. Please contact us for special requests, specific items that you might have in mind and other such requirements that we might be able to assist you with.We are quite pleased to offer you this reproduction 18th century men's removable hair queue, currently available in dark brown and light brown human hair with a 16" length and blue silk ribbon (the last photos shows the different colours available in the shop - from left to right, dark brown, light brown and blonde). Custom fitting appointments are available in person and virtually, for those who require them and where applicable please contact us as to arrange such an appointment. All items may be subject to a delay and currently each item will require one to two weeks to produce and ship from our workshop, unless otherwise noted.Īll bespoke modern and historical clothing and items are dependent upon the measurements provided by you, the buyer and we cannot take responsibility for mishitting items as a result of improperly provided measurements and associated requirements. This item is made to order and will be ready in less than two to three weeks (usually sooner) from the order date.Īll items are sold as is and are produced on a per order basis each work is a custom piece and reproduced (where applicable) by hand and using period materials as close as possible to the original materials used in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
This item is available in several colours of hair, as well as ribbon, at additional cost, owing to the cost of lighter hair colours. The securing ribbon around the head can also be removed to attach the item to a cap, or reintroduced, as needed, to wear once again upon the head.
Further, this item may also be used with one of our silk hair/wig bags. While being the most appropriate style of hair for an infantryman, this piece is also highly appropriate for civilian use, as being initially 16" long, this clubbed queue can be restyled into numerous styles, such as braided, or adapted for Grenadier usage and secured to their bearskin. This specific queue is also finished with period correct and army appropriate pomatum, using a lavender scent. Being both a practical and attractive style of hair management, this was a favoured method of King George and quickly employed throughout the Army. References to such a style of hair can be found in most orderly books, as well as period military guides, such as those of Cuthbertson. Being clubbed (folded) into shape and secured with a black pure silk ribbon, in accordance with the Regulations of the Summer of 1776, as well as the general practice of both Line, Grenadier and Light Company infantry and Guards Regiments throughout the war. This item has been produced owing to the large number of requests that we have received for a proper, full length human hair queue that meets the standards of the British Army, during the era of the American Revolution. We are excited to offer you this real human hair, blonde, reproduction 17th and 18th century clubbed false queue! The original length of this hair, unclubbed is a full 16" long, quite a length and plenty to work with for many other period styles.
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