Regency Household: Faking Mahogany

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The New Family Receipt Book (1815)

Carrying on from the Georgian era, many Regency interiors used oak, mahogany, walnut and burr walnut to create classic, fashionable statement furniture, doors or built ins.(https://www.etonsofbath.com/inspiration-from-history/regency-interiors/)  This excerpt tells an enterprising household how to cheat the look of mahogany with a more affordable wood.

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