Category Archives: Regency Culture and Society

Regency Culture and Society: The Language of Flowers

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  Flowers have their own language.  Floriography, or the cryptological communication through flower use or arrangement, has been practiced for centuries.  Flowers have been ascribed Continue →

Regency N(h)ot Spots: The Death of London’s Tea Gardens

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A view of London, or, The stranger’s guide through the British Metropolis (1804) Tea gardens were commonly the domain of the middle class, largely within Continue →

Regency Household: Carlton House Table and Chair

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This dainty Carlton table and chair were presented as an elegant addition to any Regency home in the April 1814 edition of The Repository of Continue →