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Regency Hot Spots: Mr. Sass’s Academy

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Portrait of Henry Sass

New Picture of London (1830) Sass’s Academy, later Cary’s Academy, was a London art school that provided training for pupils wishing to enter the Royal Continue →

Regency Economy: The Gardener

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In The Book of Trades, Or Library of the Useful Arts..(1806) there is a chapter devoted to the career of a gardener. In the Regency Continue →

Regency Fashion: London Dresses for May

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I adore these two brightly colored ensembles from the May 1811 issue of The Lady’s Monthly Museum.  The green demi pelisse, in particular, is divine!