Monthly Archives: March 2012

Cottage Orné:   Construction

Posted on 30 March 2012 by Kathryn Kane

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 →

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Cottage Orné:   Philosophy

Posted on 23 March 2012 by Kathryn Kane

Last week, I wrote about the origins of the architectural style known as cottage orné and its full flowering during the Regency. This week, I will explain something of the various philosophies which went into the placement and use of … Continue reading →

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Cottage Orné:   Style

Posted on 16 March 2012 by Kathryn Kane

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 →

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A Regency Bicentennial:   The Luddites & the Ides of March

Posted on 9 March 2012 by Kathryn Kane

Next Thursday, which also happens to be the Ides of March, marks the two-hundredth anniversary of the first large-scale Luddite attack in Yorkshire. This was not the first Luddite attack in England, but it was the largest and most destructive … Continue reading →

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The Signet Ring:   Mark of a Gentleman

Posted on 2 March 2012 by Kathryn Kane

By the end of the nineteenth century, men of all classes had begun to wear signet rings. But during the Regency, as had been the case for many centuries, only gentlemen were entitled to wear signet rings. And each of … Continue reading →

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