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The articles posted here are dedicated to the memory of Georgette Heyer in gratitude for the many hours of enjoyment her books have given me. She was an artist with words whose meticulously researched novels never fail to transport me to the Georgian or Regency eras.
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Tag Archives: Interior Decor
When Carpets Answered Ceilings
Though it is seldom, if ever, done today, there was a time when grand rooms in fine homes were designed so that the carpet on the floor mirrored the design painted or carved on the ceiling. This practice had begun … Continue reading
Cube and Double Cube Rooms: Harmonics and Agreeables
How many of us would notice the proportions of any room we might walk into today? Even if the room shouted out its dimensions as we crossed the threshold? If it did, would we care? Yet, many people in the … Continue reading
Schomberg House — Part Three
Though the second part of the Schomberg House saga may have covered the most risqué and certainly the most glamorous part of its history, there are still a couple of curious tales to be told about that building before its … Continue reading
Schomberg House — Part Two
Last week, I began the saga of Schomberg House, once the magnificent seventeenth-century London town home of the Duke of Schomberg, located on the south side of one of city’s most notable thoroughfares, Pall Mall. In the mid-eighteenth century, the … Continue reading
Schomberg House — Part One
Earlier this month, I wrote a couple of articles about Mrs. Eleanor Coade and her artificial stone manufactory, located in the Lambeth area of London. Some of Mrs. Coade’s artificial stone products were used to decorate the facades of a … Continue reading
Lithodipyra: The Stone of Mrs. Coade
Though the products of Mrs. Coade’s manufactory could be made to look like stone, they were, in fact, not stone at all. In addition to being made to look like granite or limestone, they could also be made to look … Continue reading
Green is for Babies
Not for the clothing of them, but for the begetting of them. Color was considered to hold great power by humans, reaching back into pre-historic times. Though they shifted and evolved over the centuries, the powers associated with various colors … Continue reading
The "Secret" Ruff Drawer
It rather depends on where and into which century you were born as to whether or not this special drawer was likely to be a secret to you. Those born in England or America in the seventeenth century would be … Continue reading
"Mrs. Phoebe Wright’s Celebrated Establishment"
And so it had been known for many years. But sadly, though Mrs. Wright had passed away before the Prince of Wales became Regent, her "celebrated establishment" for young ladies was managed and maintained by one of her nieces, through … Continue reading
Cottage Orné: Construction
Over the last two weeks, I have posted articles here on both the style and the philosophy behind the popularity of cottages orné during the Regency. It is time to conclude this series with a discussion of how they were … Continue reading
Cottage Orné: Style
Last month, I published an article here about Walsh Porter, a noted art connoisseur and artistic advisor to the Prince of Wales. In 1805, Walsh Porter remodeled his newly-purchased summer home, Craven Cottage, located on the north bank of the … Continue reading
Walsh Porter: Prinny’s Artistic Advisor
Though he passed away barely a year and a half before the Regency began, the bon viveur, Walsh Porter, had a significant impact on the artistic taste of his friend, the Prince of Wales, who was soon to become Regent. … Continue reading
Subtlties: From Dining Table to Dressing Table
Or mantle-shelf. Or curio cabinet. Ceramic, usually porcelain, figurines have figured in a number of Regency novels which I have read over the years. Angry heroines throw them at the hero, oftentimes smashing them to bits. A cruel … Continue reading
1811: The Year in Review
Many of the news programs have devoted time during their broadcasts this week to reviews of various aspects of the past year. Since this rapidly-ending year marks the bicentennial of the beginning of the Regency in England, I thought it … Continue reading
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Regency Colormen
It is certainly true that Regency gentlemen, particularly dandies, prefered brightly-colored clothing. But they are not the "colormen" who are to be the subject of this article. Rather, I will discuss the true Regency colormen, those who made and sold … Continue reading
Fireplace Furniture: Furnishing the Focus of the Regency Room
Today, when most of us have some kind of furnace or other form of central heating in our homes, a fireplace is a luxury. Often, a luxury we typically enjoy only on special occasions. For our Regency ancestors, during the … Continue reading
The Now Vanished Ephemeral Art: Chalking the Regency Ballroom Floor
… like chalk-figures drawn on ballroom floors to be danced out before morning! William Hazlitt The Conversation of Authors 1826 And so they would be danced out, never to be seen again. But while they lasted, they enhanced the ballroom … Continue reading
