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Regency Advertisements: The Fast Approach of Winter

By Anne | January 6, 2023 - 8:06 am |January 11, 2023 Regency Advertisements
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This ad appeared in the December 1817 issue of La Belle Assemblée.

Tagged 1800s, 19th century, la belle assemblee, regency, regency ads, regency advertisements, regency adverts, Regency England, regency fashion

Regency Household: Bed with Canopy

By Anne | January 4, 2023 - 6:51 am |February 1, 2023 Regency Household
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This design for a bed with canopy appeared in the 1808 Ackermann’s The upholsterer’s and cabinetmakers Repository.

Tagged 1800s, 19th century, ackermann's repository, bed, bed room, canopy, furnishing, furniture, regency, Regency England, regency home decor, regency home fashion

Regency Fashion: Full and Evening Dress (1815)

By Anne | January 2, 2023 - 7:53 am |January 27, 2023 Regency Fashion
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Plates and descriptions appeared in the January 1815 issue of Ackermann’s Repository.

Tagged 1800s, 1815, 19th century, evening, evening dress, evening gown, full dress, gowns, january, regency, Regency England, regency fashion, regency women, regency women's clothing, regency women's fashion, women

Regency Reader Questions: Throwing a Flourish

By Anne | December 30, 2022 - 6:32 am |January 22, 2023 Regency Reader Questions, Regency Words
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What does “throw a flourish mean”? In the book I am reading it seems to mean the sex act. Is this an authentic Regency slang Continue →

Tagged 19th century, cant, regency, sex, slang, take a flourish, throw a flourish
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