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Regency Household: Receipts for Ink

By Anne | August 18, 2016 - 8:53 am |September 9, 2016 Regency Household

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The New Family Receipt Book,: Containing Eight Hundred Truly Valuable …, 1815

Regency Hot Spots: Portman Square

By Anne | August 12, 2016 - 8:10 am |August 31, 2016 Regency Hot Spots

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Although inferior “as a promenade” Portman Square was widely touted as the most beautiful square, second only to Grosvenor Square. Originally part of the Portman Continue →

Regency Fashion: A Walking and Evening Dress

By Anne | August 10, 2016 - 1:17 pm |August 31, 2016 Regency Fashion

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These lovely gowns and their accompanying descriptions appeared in the August 1821 edition of the Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions &c. The walking gown looks Continue →

Regency Household: An Ice Well

By Anne | August 6, 2016 - 4:41 pm |August 23, 2016 Regency Household

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Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions &c, August 1820. There are some cool photos of old stone ice houses and a little blurb about their history Continue →