Toiletries Through the Ages

A Pictorial Survey by Emily Savino
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Egyptian - Renaissance Periods
Prehistory to 1500 AD
 Page TWO  1500AD - 1900AD

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Bronze Mirror   A Woman at Her Toilet   Wooden Comb

 
 
Woman's Toilet Kit including nail files, a mirror and other makeup articles. Bronze Standing Mirror Bronze pot used for carrying oil to bath.  This oil was used instead of soap.

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Girl Preparing her Bath. 
Bronze Jug and Tub
Women washing, Basin and Brushes

 
Scythian Gold Comb
Carved with a Battlescene		 Woman Packing garments in a trunk. Mirror and Beaker on wall.

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Bone Comb, Shears and Hair Pins
A Bed Chamber. Pitcher, Pots, etc.

 
Woman combing hair, gazing in mirror. 
Whore of Babylon of Revelation.
Bath Maid. Tub and Brush

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"Medea's Magic Bath is Prepared."
Couple in Steam Bath. Notice the onlookers.  Quite different from our present day methods !

 
A Man at his Bath. Woops, looks like
the King is in trouble !
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A Baby's Bath
Ivory Comb, carved with Lovers and Musicians.

 
 
 
Bathing Women
This is the legendary "Bathsheba", done by a Renaissance Painter. 
Man with Book, Scissors, Glasses 
and case

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  Public Mineral Bath- There was music and eating in the water ! 

 
Woman getting out of her Bath, ladies in waiting. Woman at her Mirror, Dressing with jewelry.
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Woman Ready for Bath Older Woman Getting ready for the Day. Makeup, Brushes and Mirror
An allegory of young beauty?  I see Cupid !

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