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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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Compendiums: When Egg Cups Met Toast Racks
Both of these useful table service pieces had been introduced in England long before the Regency. However, it was in our favorite decade that the two were combined to create an even more convenient breakfast serving dish. Made in a … Continue reading
English Green-Glaze Ware
This unique form of ceramic ware was developed in Britain in the mid-eighteenth century. However, even after the first phase of its popularity, it continued to be made and used well into the Victorian period. Its introduction may very well … Continue reading
The Magnificent Swan Service
It is unlikely that any set of dishes today would be described as "magnificent," but the grand Swan Service certainly merits that adjective. Though it was not the first porcelain service ever produced in Europe, when it was created, it … Continue reading
When Transferware Came Into Its Own
Transferware is a type of ceramics which have been ornamented by transfer printing. That was a method for decorating ceramics which was invented in England during middle of the eighteenth century. However, the popularity of transferware began to increase significantly … Continue reading
Long Before The Six Napoleons
Those of you who enjoy the Sherlock Holmes mysteries may well be familiar with The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, a story about a half-dozen plaster busts of Bonaparte, set in late Victorian London. But Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was … Continue reading
Portraits Floating in Glass: Crystal Cameos
Though we most often associate cameos with jewelry, a special type of cameo which became popular during the Regency was to be found primarily on very fine glassware. Such pieces were very expensive and were typically to be seen only … Continue reading
Pottery Money Boxes of the Regency
The protection of money in the form of coins by slipping them into ceramic vessels dates all the way back to ancient China. Known in England from at least Tudor times, these vessels were called money boxes or sometimes money … Continue reading
Fireplaces During Regency Summers
In the damp cold of a Regency winter, a fire burning cheerily in the grate was a most welcome sight. But in the warm months of the summer, when no fire was wanted, the empty, dark cavern of a fireplace … Continue reading
Pastille Burners: Regency Glade®
Times past were not always fragrant, and our ancestors employed various methods to cover the plethora of noxious odors with which they often found themselves surrounded. Scent vinaigrettes, pomanders and perfumed handkerchiefs were effective enough while out and about in … Continue reading
When the Family Savings Was the Teapot
The title of this article is not a mistake. I do not mean that the family savings was kept in the teapot. I really do mean that the family savings WAS the teapot itself, but only if that teapot was … 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
Quirky Quaffing: Bottoms Up
Recently, I posted an article here about a group of drinking vessels which were the precursors of the more complex puzzle jug. Most of the drinking vessels described in that article shared a few things in common with the puzzle … Continue reading
Puzzle Jug Perforated Progenitors and Playmates
Some time ago, I published an article about puzzle jugs, a unique and curious drinking vessel type which had been popular in England for several decades, right through the Regency. There were other unique and intriguing drinking vessels in use … Continue reading
The Yule Candle in the Regency
Since today is Christmas Eve, I decided to write about a Christmas tradition which was regularly observed on that day in the British Isles during the Regency, though I have never seen any mention of it in Regency novels which … Continue reading
The Orrery — The Regency Solar System in Miniature
Though I have not yet read a Regency novel in which an orrery has been introduced, these complex and often exquisite objects were very popular during that decade. Many cultured gentlemen, or gentlemen with pretensions to culture, would have had … Continue reading
Puzzle Jugs in the Regency
A diverting drinking vessel which could be found in village inns and public houses for centuries had a resurgence in popularity in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. These vessels had been made throughout England and northern Europe since … Continue reading
Curiosities of Regency Glass
During my career as a museum curator, I came across some rather unique English glass forms. The manufacture of some of these glass types pre-dates the Regency, but a large number of these vessels would still have been in circulation … Continue reading
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