Regency Reader

Regency Advertisements: Troublesome Freckles and Facial Hair

By Anne | April 12, 2019 - 7:15 am |April 24, 2019 Regency Advertisements, Regency Fashion, Regency Health and Medicine

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The ad appeared in the April 1817 issue of Ackermann’s Repository. According to Plucked: A History of Hair Removal (Herzig, 2015) in the early 19th Continue →

Regency Household: A French Sofa Bed

By Anne | April 10, 2019 - 8:23 am |April 30, 2019 Regency Household

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The plate and description appeared in Modern Furniture (1824).

Regency Fashions: Gowns for Town (1809)

By Anne | April 6, 2019 - 6:43 am |April 30, 2019 Regency Fashion

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Appearing in the April 1809 issue of The Lady’s Monthly Museum, this charming plate features two long sleeved outfits perfect for inclement weather. Included are Continue →

Regency Dish: A Cheap and Excellent Currie

By Anne | April 4, 2019 - 6:42 am |April 24, 2019 Regency Dish

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Appeared in the April 1809 Lady’s Monthly Museum. I found a few additional curry recipes in A New System of Domestic Cookery: Founded Upon Principles Continue →