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Regency (N)ot Spots: Bermondsey Spa

By Anne | March 16, 2019 - 7:32 am |April 9, 2019 Regency Hot Spots

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Around 1770, Thomas Keyse discovered a chalybeate spring in Bermondsey. By 1780, the Vauxhall inspired (but on much smaller scale) Bermondsey Spa Pleasure Gardens was Continue →

Regency Household: Boudoir with Ottomans

By Anne | March 14, 2019 - 7:35 am |April 2, 2019 Regency Household

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This design plate appeared in George Smith’s A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decorwtion in the Most Approved and Elegant Taste: Continue →

Regency Fashion: Morning and Full Dress (1799)

By Anne | March 12, 2019 - 7:45 am |March 28, 2019 Regency Fashion

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Plates and descriptions appeared in the March 1799 issue of The Lady’s Monthly Museum.

Regency Advertisments: Shaving Cakes and See-Through Soap

By Anne | March 8, 2019 - 10:53 am |March 26, 2019 Regency Advertisements, Regency Health and Medicine

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The ad copy appeared in the April 1817 issue of Ackermann’s Repository. The image is from a later era, but showcases their many products. Pear’s Continue →