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From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'Ann Moore, (imposter) - the fasting woman of Tutbury (c1761-1825)' - wp.me/p3JTNy-7gJ #mondayblogs
Tall white jar painted with bold dark blue flowers and clouds (plus a dragon you can’t see), geometric patterns around the top); replacement lid in similar colours with branches of flowering prunus, topped with a lion finial
Large jar (Arita, c1680-1700) with replacement lid (Delft, c1720-40), George R Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto #c18th #c18 #18thc
The Tragic Fate of Sarah Arrowsmith: The Pitchfork Poisoning
Alford is a small market town in rural Lincolnshire, which, in 1823, had a population of under 2,000. In December of that year, however, it gained national notoriety. Why? Sadly, it was due to a young woman named Sarah Arrowsmith, who…
The Tragic Fate of Sarah Arrowsmith: The Pitchfork Poisoning
Alford is a small market town in rural Lincolnshire, which, in 1823, had a population of under 2,000. In December of that year, however, it gained national notoriety. Why? Sadly, it was due to a young woman named Sarah Arrowsmith, who…
From the archives of All Things Georgian, '18th century Perfume recipes' - wp.me/p3JTNy-4eP #MondayBlogs #18thc
From the archives of All Things Georgian, '18th century Perfume recipes' - wp.me/p3JTNy-4eP #MondayBlogs #18thc
The Madness of Margaret Nicholson – Guest post by Elaine Thornton
Today, I am delighted to welcome back Elaine Thornton, who has carried out extensive reearch into 'The Madness of Margaret Nicholson' and will set the record straight regarding various aspects of her life, which have been misquoted…
The Madness of Margaret Nicholson – Guest post by Elaine Thornton
Today, I am delighted to welcome back Elaine Thornton, who has carried out extensive reearch into 'The Madness of Margaret Nicholson' and will set the record straight regarding various aspects of her life, which have been misquoted…
What was fashionable for men in early 1800s, Jane Austen's and Bridgeton's times, or Regency Era? #JaneAusten #Bridgerton #Regencyfashion
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From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'The Morse and Cator Families' - wp.me/p3JTNy-6Up #MondayBlogs
Excellent news - well done guys :)
Top left a published summary of William Buckland's 1829 paper to the Geological Society 'Feb. 6th.—A Paper was read, "On the discovery of a new species of Pterodactyle; and also of the Faeces of the Ichthyosaurus; and of a black substance resembling Sepia, or Indian Ink, in the Lias at Lyme Regis; "—by the Rev. W. Buckland, D.D. F.R.S. Professor of Mineralogy and Geology'; centre left, an extract about fossil sepia and its use in 1826 as a drawing medium; bottom left, fossil sepia specimen from the Lias of Lyme Regis, Philpot Collection, Oxford University Museum of Natural History; right, Buckland lecturing in an academic gown and holding a fossil.
Not content with describing the pterosaur and coprolites at the 6 February 1829 Geological Society meeting, Buckland also covered the discovery of fossil sepia, noting that it could be reconstructed as a drawing pigment. The 'eminent artist' may have been his friend Francis Chantrey.
New on All Things Georgian, 'Maria Theresa Phipoe - ‘Dead Men Tell No Tales’' - wp.me/p3JTNy-7nl #mondayblogs
New on All Things Georgian, 'Maria Theresa Phipoe - ‘Dead Men Tell No Tales’' - wp.me/p3JTNy-7nl #mondayblogs
Great to speak to The Observer about the moving response we’ve had to our #Minnesota adaptation of the song #SanFrancisco - observer.co.uk/news/nationa... … Trying to get approval to release it. 🤞 #solidarity
JOB ALERT: Lead Curator, Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601-1800) at The British Library - closing date: 18th Feb
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH179/l...
We hope the good people of #SanFrancisco will forgive us for adapting a song about their city in 1967 to address the shocking and tragic events in #Minnesota in recent weeks. This is dedicated to Renée Good and Alex Pretti, and in solidarity. Our version is called "Minnesota" ❤️
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A compilation of 18 covers of books about the 18th century. You find the whole list by following the link in the skeet
Look forward to February!
Here is a list of new #non_fiction #books about the #18thcentury scheduled for next month:
regency-explorer.net/new-releases/
#Regency #Napoleon #history #Bronte #Waterloo #JaneAusten #18thc
From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'Servants wages in the late Georgian Era' - wp.me/p3JTNy-72G #MondayBlogs
I don't know how you do it, but keep up the brilliant work guys :)
Huge happy 80th birthday this week to the legendary #DollyParton 🎉- we are marking it with a parody of her 2nd number 1 hit, written by the #BeeGees. Our 🎶 version's called "Donald's Sewage Stream" - since he brought his sick drivel to #Europe #Davos #NATO & our #armedforces:
youtu.be/F4nefIN4_LY
From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'The women behind 18th century condom making' - wp.me/p3JTNy-6OJ
A Failed Attempt to Bring the Metric System to the US by Dr Judith E Pearson
As always, it is a pleasure to welcome a regular guest to All Things Georgian, Dr Judith Pearson, who has written several articles on here, such as How Mount Vernon, Virginia got its Name and A Mansion, a Grand Dame, and…
Guys, I don't know how you do it - but keep it up! :)
This is our parody of "Piece of My Heart" by the amazing soulful Erma Franklin. Our version addresses the situation unfolding with #Trump and #Greenland, & has rude words - it's called "Piece of Denmark". In solidarity with all fellow Europeans facing tariffs and trauma. #25th
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A Failed Attempt to Bring the Metric System to the US by Dr Judith E Pearson
As always, it is a pleasure to welcome a regular guest to All Things Georgian, Dr Judith Pearson, who has written several articles on here, such as How Mount Vernon, Virginia got its Name and A Mansion, a Grand Dame, and…
![Magasin des Modes Nouvelles Françaises et Anglaises, 30 septembre 1787, 32e cahier, 2e année, Pl. 1.
Original description translated into English:
The young man, on whom we have depicted the current fashion, is dressed in a Louviers cloth coat with broad dark green stripes and broad dark red stripes, which are clear and pronounced.
Many different colours of cloth with two very broad faded stripes are worn. Some even wear cloth with three stripes, but in these cases the middle stripe is smaller than the other two, blending into each side and, so to speak, merely linking and nuancing the other two stripes.
The two blended stripes are usually pale yellow; purple and red; purple and pink; blue and yellow; etc.
The three stripes are purple, pink and sky blue: the pink stripe in the middle; grey, white and blue: the white stripe in the middle; scarlet, yellow and purple: the yellow stripe in the middle; etc.
The young man's coat is lined with red twill and trimmed with dark purple piping.
Under his coat, the young man wears a white waistcoat, edged with a long white silk trim;
Casimir cloth breeches, where the seams of the garters, buttonholes, and drawstring, now narrow, are made of green silk and form delicate embroidery.
We may recall that two months ago, we said that this fashion for seams of various colours was beginning to catch on; it is almost the only one accepted today.
The young man wears white silk stockings.
His shoes have large oval buckles.
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Magasin des Modes Nouvelles Françaises et Anglaises, 30 septembre 1787, 32e cahier, 2e année, Pl. 1. Original description translated into English: The young man, on whom we have depicted the current fashion, is dressed in a Louviers cloth coat with broad dark green stripes and broad dark red stripes, which are clear and pronounced. Many different colours of cloth with two very broad faded stripes are worn. Some even wear cloth with three stripes, but in these cases the middle stripe is smaller than the other two, blending into each side and, so to speak, merely linking and nuancing the other two stripes. The two blended stripes are usually pale yellow; purple and red; purple and pink; blue and yellow; etc. The three stripes are purple, pink and sky blue: the pink stripe in the middle; grey, white and blue: the white stripe in the middle; scarlet, yellow and purple: the yellow stripe in the middle; etc. The young man's coat is lined with red twill and trimmed with dark purple piping. Under his coat, the young man wears a white waistcoat, edged with a long white silk trim; Casimir cloth breeches, where the seams of the garters, buttonholes, and drawstring, now narrow, are made of green silk and form delicate embroidery. We may recall that two months ago, we said that this fashion for seams of various colours was beginning to catch on; it is almost the only one accepted today. The young man wears white silk stockings. His shoes have large oval buckles. [Text continues on next image]
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Continuation of the original description translated into English:
In his pockets, he has two watches, one of which has a gold chain adorned with gold charms, and the other a simple blue silk cord adorned with a very large key, either in gold, silver, or crystal surrounded by a gold circle, or in agate similarly surrounded by a gold circle.
His hair is curled into two very long curls on each side, and in a Greek style at the back, parted in a horseshoe shape at the back and falling slightly in a shell shape on his forehead. At the back his hair is tied in a long plait à la Panurge.
His shirt is trimmed with cuffs and a jabot of fine batiste, all plain.
Around his neck is a wide cravat, which is wrapped three times and forms a medium-sized bow at the front.
He holds his hat in his hand, refurbished in the Androsmane style.
He is depicted bowing in greeting as he walks along a public promenade.
Rijksmuseum object number RP-P-2009-1659A](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:plxiecprr6zzjwkcylt7nsgw/bafkreiben775rzwpzyxpceetpvvolm7dbpldpl23szvwwxcxhi4tgdeve4)
[Detail from plate] Continuation of the original description translated into English: In his pockets, he has two watches, one of which has a gold chain adorned with gold charms, and the other a simple blue silk cord adorned with a very large key, either in gold, silver, or crystal surrounded by a gold circle, or in agate similarly surrounded by a gold circle. His hair is curled into two very long curls on each side, and in a Greek style at the back, parted in a horseshoe shape at the back and falling slightly in a shell shape on his forehead. At the back his hair is tied in a long plait à la Panurge. His shirt is trimmed with cuffs and a jabot of fine batiste, all plain. Around his neck is a wide cravat, which is wrapped three times and forms a medium-sized bow at the front. He holds his hat in his hand, refurbished in the Androsmane style. He is depicted bowing in greeting as he walks along a public promenade. Rijksmuseum object number RP-P-2009-1659A
Young man in a green coat with red stripes, white waistcoat and yellow breeches with green embroidery. Magasin des Modes Nouvelles Françaises et Anglaises, 1787. #FashionPlateFriday #dresshistory #18thc
18th century 📚 on sale from @yalebooks.bsky.social, including postage in the UK #18thcentury
Was delighted to be invited to the launch of the Hannah More Letters Edition Online.
Such a wonderful event at Barley Wood House where Hannah More lived. More to come from this amazing project. Anyone interested in 18th and 19th century history, link is here: www.hannahmoreletters.org
#18c #19c
