Head of Despair. A small wooden head with bared teeth, red lips and covered with flaking paint, with long white hair.

Title

Head of Despair. A small wooden head with bared teeth, red lips and covered with flaking paint, with long white hair.

Identifier

ABDNP:200112a

Description

Wooden painted head, the hair is woven into a cloth scalp that is connected by an internal rod to the base. The hair stands on end when the head is sat on a electrostatically charged table, King's visitors' centre caption "Another of Professor Copland's amusements. When the head is electrostatically charged, the hair stands on end in a "shocking" fashion."

Date

1780-1810

Format

wood, paint, tin foil, hair
diameter 60 mm, height 75 mm

Creator

Patrick Copland

Type

Physical Object

UUID

23e37efb-36e2-47b1-a6b0-b8a2299ed1b2