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POSTICHE [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

hairpiece: an item in the "Adornment" class of the "Personal Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

postiche : objet de la classe «Ornementation» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
  • Art Supplies
DEF

... an artificial addition of real or false hair in the form of a wig, toupee, front, semi-transformation, chignon, switch, pin curl, etc., for wearing on the head.

CONT

A hairpiece is generally worn by women and a toupee by men.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
  • Matériel d'artistes
DEF

[...] pièce de faux cheveux qu'on ajoute aux cheveux naturels pour varier la coiffure.

OBS

Le postiche sert à augmenter la densité de la chevelure naturelle [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art History and Theory
DEF

of a falsified or erroneously attributed origin or authorship.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art
DEF

Fait et ajouté après coup.

CONT

Les mêmes sujets se développent, le premier autour de la panse ovoïde, le second sur l'épaulement d'une aiguière en émaux colorés, signée i.c. (avec la date postiche 1550).

Spanish

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