Barber

Barber: An image of a 19th century Sikh barber at work. A pair of scissors lie on the ground next to the barber and his client.
Barber

An image of a 19th century Sikh barber at work. A pair of scissors lie on the ground next to the barber and his client.

Name/Title

Barber

Entry/Object ID

2025.7.20

Tags

hairdressing, barber, scissors, painting, 1800s, india

Description

A painting depicting a barber at work, from a collection of images representing Sikh trades, occupations, rulers, etc. A pair of scissors lie on the ground next to where the barber and his client are sitting. © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.

Category

Scissors, Hairdressing Scissors

Created By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Create Date

October 3, 2025

Updated By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Update Date

October 3, 2025