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Regency Household: Receipts for Cleaning Spots from Fabric

By Anne | April 20, 2021 - 6:42 am |April 30, 2021 Regency Customs, Regency Fashion, Regency Household

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Recipes and instructions taken from The Cook’s Complete Guide on the Principles of Frugality, Comfort, and Elegance (1810).

Regency Household: Laws Concerning Masters and Servants

By Anne | March 26, 2021 - 7:50 am |April 11, 2021 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Household

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The Cook’s Complete Guide on the Principles of Frugality, Comfort, and Elegance (1810) gives a brief overview of laws that impact the hiring, firing, punishment Continue →

Regency Household: A Bath

By Anne | January 28, 2021 - 6:34 am |February 9, 2021 Regency Household

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Appeared in the September 1820 issue of Ackermann’s Repository. It looks a bit like a mausoleum to me, but I have to confess that having Continue →

Regency Household: A Conservatory

By Anne | November 2, 2020 - 6:28 am |November 30, 2020 Regency Household

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This design and matching descriptions appeared in the November 1820 issue of Ackermann’s Repository. I love the light touch of color in the flowers in Continue →