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Regency Pastimes: Pictorial Cards

By Anne | March 16, 2017 - 10:24 am |March 28, 2017 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Pastimes

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Appearing in the March 1818 issue of Ackermann’s Repository, this plate of pictorial cards shows the thoughtful symbolism that could be employed in a deck Continue →

Regency Fashion: Carriage and Evening Dresses

By Anne | March 14, 2017 - 1:06 pm |April 6, 2017 Regency Fashion

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A bit later than typical fashion features, I found this lovely plate from March 1828’s Ladys’ Monthly Museum that I couldn’t resist sharing. I adore the added Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Superfluous Hairs Be Gone!

By Anne | March 10, 2017 - 7:26 am |June 17, 2020 Regency Advertisements

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Appeared in July 1819 La Belle Assemblee

Regency Travel: Wherries on the Thames

By Anne | March 8, 2017 - 7:52 am |March 28, 2017 Regency Travel

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In 1796 there were over 12,000 watermen in England. By 1828 there were more than 3,000 wherries (or rowboats) on the Thames in and around Continue →

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