Tag Archives: 19th century

Regency Men: Sake Dean Mahomed

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Brighton's Baths

Sake Dean Mahomed (also Sheikh Din Muhammad) was born in Patna, India in 1759 and lived into his early 90s, dying in Brighton in 1851.  Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Troublesome Freckles and Facial Hair

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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 Fashions: Gowns for Town (1809)

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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 →