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Regency Culture and Society: Valentine’s and Puzzle Purses

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Puzzle purses were one way lovers could exchange “Valentines” as early as the 1700s.  Constructed from paper folded in intricate origami style, each panel would Continue →

Regency Fashion: Evening Dresses

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From February 1808 edition of The Lady’s Monthly Museum. The descriptions are brief for this collection of three gowns, but the accessories suggest an evening Continue →