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Advert for International Hair Co. 1912
Latest transformation in wiglets for women. 1912

Three children in a nativity play
Three children taking part in a nativity play for Christmas, with a doll and a toy lamb. Date: circa 1980s

Advert for Marius Heng hairpieces 1912
New fashionable creations by incorporating fake hair to make attrative hair styles. 1912

Advert for Jourliac hairpieces 1912
Latest fashion in hairpieces. 1912

Group of men in fancy dress and makeup, USA
Group of men and boys in fancy dress and makeup, North America. Date: circa 1910s

Womens hairstyles 1864
Selection of the latest styles of arranging the hair as adopted in Paris, and as practised by the leading Parisian hair-dressers

Advert for Unwin & Albert fringes 1898
Made of natural curling and waving hair, not affected by the sea air! 1898

Advert for Noirat hairpieces 1909
Advertisement for Noirat hairpieces, showing women with increased volume on top to support their enormous hats. 1909

Advert for Marius Heng, hair and beauty 1912
Advert for Marius Heng, lighter wigs with accessories. 1912

Advert for Marius Heng, hairpieces 1906
Advert for Marius Heng, elegant hairstyles using hairpieces for women. 1906

Advert for Noirat, hairpieces 1910
Advert for Noirat, pre-made fashionable wiglets for evening dress, an exhibition in Brussels, Noirat, won a prize for its hairpieces. 1910

Advert for Noirat, hair and beauty 1912
Advertisement for Noirat, showing women with increased visual width at the back of the head using wavy wigs, also wearing discrete headbands with feather and combs. 1912

The Gossip - How the Devil does She know all that? early 19th century

Shakespeare - Two Gentlemen of Verona - Silvia: I do detest false perjur d Proteus. circa 1830

Joseph cast into prison
Joseph after being falsely accused by Potiphars wife cast into prison - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 39.20. 1787

Advert for William Cuverville wigs & decorative bands 1912
Advertisement for William Cuverville, womens wavy hairpieces and decorative bands with feathers. Photograph of women making wiglets, with male supervisors looking over them. 1912

Advert for Noirat, hairpieces 1912
Advertisement for Noirat, wavy hairpieces for women with elegant ornamented bands and hair combs. 1912

Advert for B Henry hairpieces 1908
Pre-made small wiglets, curls and false buns to be incorporated into the womens hairstyles. 1908

Advert for Thierry Schram, hairpiece 1910
Flexible coiffure hairpiece with a twisted extension or wiglet available from Thierry Schram. 1910

Rhodes Cottage, Muizenberg, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Rhodes Cottage, Muizenberg, overlooking False Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa, where Cecil Rhodes died of tuberculosis in 1902 at the age of 49. The cottage is now a museum. Date: circa 1930

Advert for Universal human hair extensions 1915
Transformations in any styles, extra is charged for light, grey, pale and auburn shades, guaranted only the finest quailty pure European hair used. 1915

Advert for Dr. Scotts electric hair brush 1881
Dr. Scott s, (George Augustus Scott), electric hair brush made from pure bristles, no wires, supposedly producing an electric current

Egypt. Memphis. Mit Rahina Open Air Museum with statue - Pha
Egypt. Memphis. Mit Rahina Open Air Museum with the statue of Pharaoh Ramses II (h.1290-1224 BC). New Empire. 19th Dynasty

Miss Evelyn D Alroy as Yaouma in False Gods
Miss Evelyn D Alroy (1882-1915) in the role of Yaouma in False Gods alongside Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree at His Majestys Theatre in London (ran from 1909-1910 for 69 performances). Date: 1909

The Real Ireland, Cptn William Redmond leading Irish troops
The Real Ireland, as opposed to the false doctrines of the Sinn Fein rebels; Captain William Redmond, Mr John Redmonds soldier brother, leading Irish troops, after the Easter Rising 1916. 1916

Richard III - pretending he is too holy to want to become king. 1862

Advert for Marius Heng fake hair grip 1912
Marius Heng, a lightweight and simple to use grip for keeping womens false hair in place. 1912

A youngster with a false nose and glasses at an event in Eccles. Date: circa 1977

Egyptian Art. Bronze statuette depicting the god Amun standing with leg and arm upfront and holding a scepter now missed. Cover his head with crown that has lost two pens

Egyptian God Ptah. Relief. 19th Dynasty. 1295-1186 BC
The God Ptah. Relief. Limestone, 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. C.1295-1186 BC. From Roman building in Memphis. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Offering stele for the god Ptah and his wife Sakhmet. 1305-1
Offering stele for the god Ptah and his wife Sakhmet. Limestone. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. 1305-1196 BC. Temple of Ptah. Memphis, Egypt. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Relief depicting a king, probably Ramesses II. Memphis. C. 12
Relief depicting a king, probably Ramesses II, with a short beard. Granite. New Kingdom. C. 1279-1213 BC. Memphis, Egypt. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Canopic jar. Tomb 116. Cemetery A. Riqqeh. C. 1950-1800 BC. E
Canopic jar for the deceaseds liver, lungs, stomach and intestines. Tomb 116. Cemetery A. Riqqeh, Egypt. C.1950-1800 BC. Middle Kingdom. Limestone. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Canopic jars. Tomb 116. Cemetery A. Riqqeh. C. 1950-1800 BC
Canopic jars for the deceaseds liver, lungs, stomach and intestines. Tomb 116. Cemetery A. Riqqeh, Egypt. C.1950-1800 BC. Middle Kingdom. Limestone. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Canopic jar. Tomb 57 of Iunefer. Hawara Cemetery. Egypt. C
Canopic jar to contain the entrails of a deceased. Tomb of Iunefer, number 57. Hawara Cemetery. Egypt. Limestone. 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom. Reign of Amenemhat III. C. 1831-1786 BC

False-door of the Official Gemni-em-hat. Tomb. Sakkara. 11th
Egyptian Art. False-door of the Official Gemni-em-hat. From de tomb of Gemni-em-hat at Sakkara. Limestone. 11th-12th Dynasty. c 1990 BC. Middle Kingdom. Hieroglyphs. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

Statue of God Sebiumeker. Probably 1st century BC. Sandstone. From Meroe, Sudan. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

False door of Bateti. Egypt
Limestone false door of Bateti. The figure inside the niche depicts the deceased out of his grave to receive their offerings. 2400 BC. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Limestones false door of Ptahshepses. Egypt
Limestone false door of Ptahshepses. The slabs paneled on both sides of the door are inscribed with the biography of Ptahshepses mentioning his birth and his marriage to Princess Khamaat. 2400 BC

Osiride pillar of pharaoh Sesostris I. Egypt
Egyptian Art. Osiride pillar of pharaoh Senusret I, Jeperkara Senusret or Sesostris I, second king of 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom. Ruled between 1956 and 1910 BC. Luxor Museum. Egypt

Pharaoh with the false beard and Atef crown. Deir el-Bahari
Relief with polychrome remains depicting a pharaoh with the false beard and Atef crown, an attribute that helps to revive the deceased. Temple of Hatshepsut. New Kingdom. Eighteenth Dynasty

Boy in clown costume
Boy in a clown costume decorated with patches. Date: 1970s

FEMALE D. J. 1960S
A female DJ plays records in a London nightclub Date: 1960s

Advert for International Hair Co. 1913
Latest transformation in wiglets for women. 1913

South Africa / False Bay
False Bay Date: 1910

Stupendous Chignon
CHIGNONS: A fashion conscious woman, no doubt employing a prodigious amount of false hair, sports a large chignon. Her horse likewise is completely chignoned! Date: 1866

Trade catalogue of hairpieces 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing a collection of Edwardian wiglets. Date: 1911

Advert for Marius Heng, hairpieces 1910
Advert for Marius Heng, elegant hairstyles using hairpieces for women. Date: 1910

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"Unveiling the Deception: Exploring False Hints Across Time and Space" Step into the world of Hogarth's "False Perspective, " where absurdities come to life in satirical form. This steel engraving, dating back to 1860, serves as a reminder that without knowledge of perspective, one is bound to create comical mishaps. Traveling across continents, we find ourselves amidst the vibrant carnival in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Amidst the colorful festivities lies an undercurrent identities and hidden truths waiting to be unraveled. Intriguingly deceptive was the Dreadnought Hoax - an audacious prank that fooled even the most astute minds. A U-2 spy plane adorned with fictitious NASA markings took flight, blurring lines between reality and illusion in 1960s USA. Witness technological marvels unfold before your eyes as you encounter a prosthetic robotic arm through mesmerizing computer artwork. It showcases how science can imitate nature while challenging our perception of what is real. Delving deeper into history reveals Matthew Hopkins' infamous witch-hunting tactics. His false accusations sent shivers down spines during dark times when fear clouded judgment and innocent lives were shattered. The allure of beauty often conceals hidden falsehoods; take for instance lipstick trends from the swinging 1960s. Behind those vibrant shades lay layers of societal expectations and illusions crafted by advertising giants. Venturing into ancient Egypt brings us face-to-face with mysticism embodied by the Eye of Horus and Senenmut's false door. These symbols remind us that even within sacred spaces, there may lie enigmatic facades awaiting decipherment. Operation Mincemeat takes us on a wartime journey where naval ID cards became tools for deception. Major Martin's fabricated identity played a pivotal role in strategic maneuvers during World War II – showcasing how truth could be manipulated for greater good or ill intent.