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Regency Household: A Sheraton Sideboard

By Anne | July 2, 2021 - 6:40 am |July 19, 2021 Regency Household

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This design for a sideboard appeared in Thomas Sheraton’s The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Drawing-Book (1793). The explanation includes: “The sideboard has a brass rod to Continue →

Regency Dish: Cauliflower Ragout

By Anne | June 30, 2021 - 7:47 am |July 15, 2021 Regency Dish

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This recipe appeared in the 1803 The Art of Cookery. Cullis, in this instance, refers to a coulis or a sauce made with the juices of Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Night Driving

By Anne | June 28, 2021 - 8:01 am |July 23, 2021 Regency Reader Questions, Regency Travel

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This one came in from a search engine search, and a quick look on the top results showed why they ended up at Regency Reader…not Continue →

Regency Advertisements: James Atkinson, Perfumer and Avenger

By Anne | June 26, 2021 - 7:02 am |July 2, 2021 Regency Advertisements

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I love this bizarre ad so much (La Belle Assemblee, July 1819), as perfumer James Atkinson (est. 1799) offers a reward for turning in counterfeit Continue →