Today our Regency time travels for fashion will take us to the year 1824 and oh what an assortment of fashions we have for this year. The trends continue with the lowering and snugger form-fitting bodice and fuller skirt bottoms as we have seen for the past few years. Then is October we see see two mourning fashions; however this time it is not due to a death in the British Royal Family but for the French King Louise XVIII. I found it interesting that the British Court was ordered to go into a short period of mourning for the French king and that many in the British higher ranks were expected to follow along. I will post the fashion article showing this mandate after posting all the fashion plates, so I hope you take a look at it as well. This is my pick of the 1824 Ackermann's Repository Fashion Plates As always, it is difficult for me to choose my pick of the fashions for any one year. I was drawn to this fashion plate due to the interesting composition. Not only is the dress and ladies face charming but the scene in itself was too unusual to be passed over. I hope you have fun looking at and choosing a favorite of your own. Enjoy! Ackermann's Repository 1824 Fashion Plates 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - January Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - January Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - February Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - February Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - March Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - March Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - April Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - April Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - May Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - May Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - June Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - June Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - July Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - July Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - August Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - August Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - September Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - September Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - October Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - October Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - November Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - November Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - December Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - December Issue ********************** As promised here is the October 1824 fashion article giving some information about the British court ordered mourning for the King of France's death. I just get a thrill out of seeing the phraseology used during this time period. I hope you have enjoyed this little walk through 1824 Regency fashions from Ackermann's Repository and that you will join me again later as we continue with this fun series. Till next time... Thanks for visiting me here at EKDuncan.blogspot.com If you have enjoyed seeing these images from Ackermann's Repository and would like the opportunity to see and read an original for yourself they are are available on line at www.archive.org Click HERE then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!
embroidered muslin, 1800-20, Indian; Bengal for the European market
Regency fashions for 1820 began in the normal mode of what was new and some lovely color; however by late January the royal family saw two more deaths to continue the mourning period they had already been experiencing for the previous two years. On January 23, 1820 Prince Edward the Duke of Kent (the 4th son of King George III) and then a few days later on January 29, 1820 King George III also passed away. These additional royal deaths once again impacted fashions as the Royal family was placed back into full-mourning, subsequently causing members of court and most of England to follow in one form or another out of respect. Having the nation follow a state of mourning again after spending part of 1818 and 1819 in it, was having an adverse effect on the trade economy. The new king - King George IV (previously the Prince Regent) had decreed that a shortened period of mourning would be observed, putting and end to the nations state of mourning on April 30, 1820. Even with this stipulation you will notice that many of the fashions for the first half of 1820 are mourning or half-mourning colors and then fashions seem to resume a more normal trend as the year progressed. (For those of you who love historical bits and pieces; I will post the Ackermann's death notices for both the Duke of Kent and King George III at the end of all the pretty fashions.) One of my all time favorite Ackermann's Repository fashion plates July 1820 is also the first time a Court Dress is shown as a fashion plate in Ackermann's Repository and I have to say this is one of my all time favorite Ackermann's plates. Evening and Ball dresses of this time period are exquisite; but the court dresses were just amazingly over the top with plumes,trains and heavy trims. King George IV did not have his coronation till the following year in July of 1821; however I believe Ackermann's wanted to uplift the public a bit by showing such an elaborate and colorful costume. There was also increased activity at court during this time and for those who had need to appear before his royal highness, the appropriate clothing was a necessity. png version of the above 1820 Court Dress fashion plate Being one of my top fashion plates by Ackermann's Repository; I removed the background and created this lovely lady to be a png image so I could use her when creating fun pieces of digital art. One example were she was used can be seen HERE along with several other Regency ladies. See if you can spot her. - giggles Now on to the Lovely Ladies of Ackermann's Ackermann's Repository 1820 Fashion Plates 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - January Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository fashion description - January Issue In my previous post for 1819, I gave a few examples of fashion plate errors that can be found in Ackermann's Repository. The January 1820 issue I had access to shows a colorization error in the first fashion plate for a Half Dress. The color is to be an odd shade between dark fawn and sage green - leaning more to the sage green color. The colorist who worked on this particular plate made the dress a fawn color leaning toward a peachy coral not the sage green as suggested in the description. Just one of those fun quirks that makes the pages of Ackermann's even more interesting. 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - January Issue The British nation was back in mourning due to the deaths of Prince Edward the Duke of Kent and King George III in January and for the next few months this will be apparent in the fashions at large. February 1820 - Ackermann's Mourning Fashions Ackermann's Repository placed a black band around death announcements. This is the only time I saw where they also placed a black band around the fashion descriptions. These descriptions are for the next two fashion plates and I found it interesting that prior to this point when a fashion plate depicted a mourning dress it was obvious on the plate itself - in that the dress title said Mourning Dress or Half-Mourning Dress as the case may be. For the next few months the mourning costumes do not contain the word mourning on the fashion plates themselves but it is evident from the colors and descriptions of each that they are mourning dresses. 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - February Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - February Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - March Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - March Issue Example of Fashion Descriptions and Fashion based articles from Ackermann's Repository April 1820 issue this particular issue is most informative since it states: - how mourning fashions are adversely effecting the trade economy, - the monarchy reducing the mourning period - the changes in mourning fashion for members of court vs the general public - how the death of a French royal duke is effecting french fashions there and the differences in French and English mourning fashions. (even if this kind of historical information is not your cup of tea, it does cause the fashions seen here to take on a new dimension and it really gives you a feel for the time period.) Half- Mourning fashions - April 1820 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - April Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - April Issue This last month of mourning shows fashion of half-mourning with the first of grey and the evening dress of white with black decorations. As we continue into June of 1820 The British Public is no longer in a state of national mourning and colors have started to re-surface in the fashion plates. This first plate for June is a "transitional" garment. It is in a color Ackermann's describes as "a peculiar shade of lavender"; of a fabric Ackermann's has listed as "a new silk called zephyreene". 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - May Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - May Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - June Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - June Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - July Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - July Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - August Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - August Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - September Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - September Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - October Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - October Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - November Issue This garment is described as being of "a singular but beautiful colour between lilac and purple." (I love the way things were phrased in this time period) 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - November Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - December Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - December Issue It is so nice to see the Regency fashions back with pretty colors. I know in our current culture we view black as an ordinary color to wear and in evening wear an elegant color; but in Regency times when a woman wore black it was tied to sadness and loss, so even though it may appear attractive it was not a color worn unless necessary. (Morning fashions and restrictions were not as harsh for the men of the time; they were more loosely impacted where as the women carried the heavier burden socially.) Mourning fashions will appear in Ackermann's over the next 10 years; however not with the intensity we have seen in the 1818 - 1820 issues. ******************* Now for you history lovers (like me) Here are the Death notices Ackermann's published for the Royal Duke of Kent and His Royal Majesty King George III Prince Edward - The Duke of Kent Nov 2 1767 - January 23, 1820 King George III June 4, 1738 - January 29, 1820 (nicknamed Mad King George) King George III was no longer ruling the British empire as of 1811. Due to the Regency Act of 1811 the Prince of Wales (later King George IV) became regent and he started ruling in his fathers place with the title of Prince Regent (giving this time period in British history the name "Regency") King George the III was permanently insane by the end of 1811 and spent the remainder of his life in seclusion at Windsor castle till his death in 1820. (It's quite interesting to see how politely his "infirmity" was referred to; when in today's terms we would just say he was plain "batty".) I hope you have enjoyed seeing the latest installment of Regency fashions for Ackermann's repository. For those just finding my blog you can see the previous Regency fashion posts by clicking the links below. Ackermann's ran series 1 from 1809 - 1815 Series 1 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1809 Series 1 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1810 Series 1 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1811 Series 1 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1812 Series 1 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1813 Series 1 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1814 Series 1 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1815 Ackermann's ran series 2 from 1816 - 1822 Series 2 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1816 Series 2 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1817 Series 2 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1818 Series 2 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1819 Series 2 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1820 (1821 - 1822 - are yet to be posted) Series 2 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1821 Series 2 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1822 Ackermann's ran series 3 from 1823 - 1828 (series 3 coming soon) I hope you join me again for more Regency fashions from Ackermann's Repository Till next time... Thanks for visiting me here at EKDuncan.blogspot.com If you have enjoyed seeing these images from Ackermann's Repository and would like the opportunity to see and read an original for yourself they are are available on line at www.archive.org Click HERE then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!
Portrait of a right eye, made in England, c.1800 (source).
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Tweedale court dress suit consisting of an embroidered coat and waistcoat, possibly made in England or Scotland, ca. 1800
1815 saw the completion of Ackermann's Repository - Series 1. The British public of Regency England loved this publication and it would remain a resounding success for many years to come as they continued with series 2 and series 3 till their final issue in Dec 1828. With this post I will have shown all the fashion plates from Ackermann's series 1 and I hope you will keep checking back in as I post the Regency fashion plates for Series 2 and 3 in future posts. This is one of my favorite 1815 Ackermann's Fashion plates - plate 23 Description of Fashion plates 22 & 23 - Plate 23 is for the above shown Walking Dress A bit about Ackermann's Ackermann's Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufacturers, Fashion and Politics. was a popular publications in England from 1809-1829. (The 1829 issues were printed as "Ackermann's Repository of Fashion".) Ackermann's listed a wide variety of current subject matters to entertain the masses of Regency England. There were political commentaries, poetry, short stories, current events, special exhibit information, stock and commerce reports and other interesting tidbits in its pages. Each issue also contained wonderful color illustrations showing fashions, home decor, public places of interest, architecture and a variety of items that would be of interest to their readers. My favorites are the Fashion Plates and there were usually 2 in each monthly issue. During the twenty year run of this monthly publication, Ackermann's made specially bound volumes available for those who were collecting the issues. These "bound" book versions consisted of a 2 volume set for each year it was published. There were a total of 3 series in that 20 year period. Series 1 began in Jan 1809 (volume 1) and ended with the Dec issue (volume 14) in 1815. Series 2 began in Jan 1816 and ended with the Dec issue in 1822. Series 3 began in Jan 1823 and ended with the final issue in Dec 1828 Ackermann's Repository "Bound" Series 1 ran from 1809 - 1815 with a total of 14 Volumes for Series 1 (click on each year below to be taken to that post) Series 1 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1809 Series 1 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1810 Series 1 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1811 Series 1 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1812 Series 1 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1813 Series 1 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1814 Series 1 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1815 Today I am thrilled to be completing Ackermann's Series 1 by posting the fashion plates for the year 1815. Series 1 Vol 13 was Jan - June 1815 Series 1 Vol 14 was July - Dec 1815 Enjoy! Ackermann's Repository 1815 Fashion Plates 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - January Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - January Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - February Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - February Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - March Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - March Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - April Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - April Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - May Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - May Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - June Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 13 - June Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - July Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - July Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - August Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - August Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - September Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - September Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - October Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - October Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - November Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - November Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - December Issue 1815 - Ackermann's Repository Series1 Vol 14 - December Issue I hope you have enjoyed seeing all the fun fashions in this first series of Ackermann's Repository Regency prints and that you will continue to drop in as I post more fashions from the Series 2 and then Series 3 issues of Ackermann's Repository. Till Next time... Thanks for visiting me here at EKDuncan.blogspot.com If you have enjoyed seeing these images from Ackermann's Repository and would like the opportunity to see and read an original for yourself they are are available on line at www.archive.org Click HERE then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!
Today our Regency time travels for fashion will take us to the year 1824 and oh what an assortment of fashions we have for this year. The trends continue with the lowering and snugger form-fitting bodice and fuller skirt bottoms as we have seen for the past few years. Then is October we see see two mourning fashions; however this time it is not due to a death in the British Royal Family but for the French King Louise XVIII. I found it interesting that the British Court was ordered to go into a short period of mourning for the French king and that many in the British higher ranks were expected to follow along. I will post the fashion article showing this mandate after posting all the fashion plates, so I hope you take a look at it as well. This is my pick of the 1824 Ackermann's Repository Fashion Plates As always, it is difficult for me to choose my pick of the fashions for any one year. I was drawn to this fashion plate due to the interesting composition. Not only is the dress and ladies face charming but the scene in itself was too unusual to be passed over. I hope you have fun looking at and choosing a favorite of your own. Enjoy! Ackermann's Repository 1824 Fashion Plates 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - January Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - January Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - February Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - February Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - March Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - March Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - April Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - April Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - May Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - May Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - June Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 3 - June Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - July Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - July Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - August Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - August Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - September Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - September Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - October Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - October Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - November Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - November Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - December Issue 1824 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 4 - December Issue ********************** As promised here is the October 1824 fashion article giving some information about the British court ordered mourning for the King of France's death. I just get a thrill out of seeing the phraseology used during this time period. I hope you have enjoyed this little walk through 1824 Regency fashions from Ackermann's Repository and that you will join me again later as we continue with this fun series. Till next time... Thanks for visiting me here at EKDuncan.blogspot.com If you have enjoyed seeing these images from Ackermann's Repository and would like the opportunity to see and read an original for yourself they are are available on line at www.archive.org Click HERE then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!
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Ackermann's Repository was a popular British publication of the Regency period and its monthly issues were in distribution from January 1809 till its final issue on December 1828. Fortunately for us, Ackermann's Repository was published by a printing house that specialized in producing bound volumes intended for reference and private libraries. Had this just been a fashion magazine, I believe many of the amazing plates would have vanished over time; however since this publication was a literary, economic, political, architectural,as well as a fashion publication; the pages of Ackermann's was treated as a reference item and several full collections of these bound volumes still exist today. (In 1829 Ackermann's had a fashion only publication - "Ackermann's Repository of Fashion".) Ackermann's was know in its day as one of the premier print shops and produced many illustrated book series and lithographs during it's time. From the beginning "The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics" as it was formally called was intended to be bound into books even though it was available as a monthly magazine as well. This is why you see the odd numbering system on the illustrated plates. At the end of each year, that years issues were available as a 2 volume set and could be purchased in a variety of binding options directly from Ackermann's or from several of the other binding houses or book sellers in London. A subscriber also had the option of having their individual issues custom bound to order. It's just so interesting how things were done 200 years ago. 1823 was the start of Series 3 When these were later bound into their 2 volume sets. Jan - Jun 1823 were part of Series 3 Volume 1 July - Dec 1823 were part of Series 3 Volume 2 1823 would have volumes 3&4 1824 would have volumes 5&6 and so on and so forth till the series was completed At the end of the 20 years of Ackermann's Repository there were 40 bound book volumes. According to the information I've found up to 1,000 bound volumes of Ackermann's Repository were sold per year. I've yet to find a number of how many issues of each magazine were sold per month; however it must have been a lucrative venture for it to have been published in both formats for a twenty year period of time. My pick of the 1823 Ackermann's Repository Fashions I have been posting all the lovely fashion plates from the pages of Ackermann's and continue now with Series 3 which ran from January 1823 - December 1828. These fashion would be considered late Regency and can be most easily identified by the more form fitting bodices, dropping waistlines and fuller skirt bottoms. Today I will be posting the fashions for 1823 and I hope you enjoy seeing them. This is what the cover page for Series 3 Vol 1 (Jan - June) 1823 looked like in the bound book form Ackermann's Repository 1823 Fashion Plates 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - January Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - January Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - February Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - February Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - March Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - March Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - April Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - April Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - May Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - May Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - June Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 1 - June Issue This is what the cover page for Series 3 Vol 2 (July - Dec) 1823 looked like in the bound book form 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - July Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - July Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - August Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - August Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - September Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - September Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - October Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - October Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - November Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - November Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - December Issue 1823 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 2 - December Issue ************* For those of you who want a bit more than to see the pretty fashions; here are the fashion descriptions from the November 1823 issue. I though I'd show this one since it included descriptions of the fashion plate showing hats. You will notice I left the pages intact and did not crop out the extra bits from the previous article that precedes the fashion articles; nor did I remove the beginning of the article that followed the fashions. This is so you can see how the articles ran one into the other and how they can jump from one topic to the next without the two being related. Here we have on page 305 the ending of a technology article followed by fashion then one about a new illustrated literary book soon to be available for sale by Ackermann's. Here at the bottom of the November fashions article we see an subtle advertisement for the new release of Ackermann's annual "The Forget Me Not". "The Forget Me Not" was another well known publication by Ackermann's. This "Literary Annual" was published around November of every year (just in time for the Christmas gift giving season) from 1822-1847 and targeted mainly the female marked. This new style of "annual" contained 12 engravings to represent each of the months and stories or poems to accompany each. It also contained a review of the previous year, the recent census, a family tree of the monarchy of Britain and a list of sovereign families and ambassadors for other kingdoms. This would have been a very safe gift for a gentleman to present a lady and in some years it sold up to 20,000 copies. It is believed that the bound version of Ackermann's only sold upwards to 1,000 copies per year; so this shows how popular "The Forget Me Not" was. ************* I hope you have enjoyed another trip through the Regency Fashions of Ackermann's Repository and that you join me again when I post the fashions for 1824. For your convenience here are some quick links to the earlier Regency fashions I've posted on my blog. Ackermann's ran series 1 from 1809 - 1815 Series 1 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1809 Series 1 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1810 Series 1 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1811 Series 1 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1812 Series 1 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1813 Series 1 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1814 Series 1 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1815 The Ladies of Ackermann's Regency Fashion (this is a fun digital art piece I did using many of the above ladies) Ackermann's ran series 2 from 1816 - 1822 Series 2 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1816 Series 2 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1817 Series 2 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1818 Series 2 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1819 Series 2 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1820 Series 2 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1821 Series 2 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1822 Regency Garden Party with a Roaring Rogue (this is a fun digital art piece I did using several Ackermann's Repository images from series 2 and one fun lion man from J.J. Grandville, who was another Regency period illustrator.) Ackermann's ran series 3 from 1823 - 1828 Series 3 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1823 Series 3 (1824-1828) still to be posted Till our next Regency adventure Thanks for visiting me here at EKDuncan.blogspot.com If you have enjoyed seeing these images from Ackermann's Repository and would like the opportunity to see and read an original for yourself they are are available on line at www.archive.org Click HERE then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!
Regency fashions for 1820 began in the normal mode of what was new and some lovely color; however by late January the royal family saw two more deaths to continue the mourning period they had already been experiencing for the previous two years. On January 23, 1820 Prince Edward the Duke of Kent (the 4th son of King George III) and then a few days later on January 29, 1820 King George III also passed away. These additional royal deaths once again impacted fashions as the Royal family was placed back into full-mourning, subsequently causing members of court and most of England to follow in one form or another out of respect. Having the nation follow a state of mourning again after spending part of 1818 and 1819 in it, was having an adverse effect on the trade economy. The new king - King George IV (previously the Prince Regent) had decreed that a shortened period of mourning would be observed, putting and end to the nations state of mourning on April 30, 1820. Even with this stipulation you will notice that many of the fashions for the first half of 1820 are mourning or half-mourning colors and then fashions seem to resume a more normal trend as the year progressed. (For those of you who love historical bits and pieces; I will post the Ackermann's death notices for both the Duke of Kent and King George III at the end of all the pretty fashions.) One of my all time favorite Ackermann's Repository fashion plates July 1820 is also the first time a Court Dress is shown as a fashion plate in Ackermann's Repository and I have to say this is one of my all time favorite Ackermann's plates. Evening and Ball dresses of this time period are exquisite; but the court dresses were just amazingly over the top with plumes,trains and heavy trims. King George IV did not have his coronation till the following year in July of 1821; however I believe Ackermann's wanted to uplift the public a bit by showing such an elaborate and colorful costume. There was also increased activity at court during this time and for those who had need to appear before his royal highness, the appropriate clothing was a necessity. png version of the above 1820 Court Dress fashion plate Being one of my top fashion plates by Ackermann's Repository; I removed the background and created this lovely lady to be a png image so I could use her when creating fun pieces of digital art. One example were she was used can be seen HERE along with several other Regency ladies. See if you can spot her. - giggles Now on to the Lovely Ladies of Ackermann's Ackermann's Repository 1820 Fashion Plates 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - January Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository fashion description - January Issue In my previous post for 1819, I gave a few examples of fashion plate errors that can be found in Ackermann's Repository. The January 1820 issue I had access to shows a colorization error in the first fashion plate for a Half Dress. The color is to be an odd shade between dark fawn and sage green - leaning more to the sage green color. The colorist who worked on this particular plate made the dress a fawn color leaning toward a peachy coral not the sage green as suggested in the description. Just one of those fun quirks that makes the pages of Ackermann's even more interesting. 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - January Issue The British nation was back in mourning due to the deaths of Prince Edward the Duke of Kent and King George III in January and for the next few months this will be apparent in the fashions at large. February 1820 - Ackermann's Mourning Fashions Ackermann's Repository placed a black band around death announcements. This is the only time I saw where they also placed a black band around the fashion descriptions. These descriptions are for the next two fashion plates and I found it interesting that prior to this point when a fashion plate depicted a mourning dress it was obvious on the plate itself - in that the dress title said Mourning Dress or Half-Mourning Dress as the case may be. For the next few months the mourning costumes do not contain the word mourning on the fashion plates themselves but it is evident from the colors and descriptions of each that they are mourning dresses. 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - February Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - February Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - March Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - March Issue Example of Fashion Descriptions and Fashion based articles from Ackermann's Repository April 1820 issue this particular issue is most informative since it states: - how mourning fashions are adversely effecting the trade economy, - the monarchy reducing the mourning period - the changes in mourning fashion for members of court vs the general public - how the death of a French royal duke is effecting french fashions there and the differences in French and English mourning fashions. (even if this kind of historical information is not your cup of tea, it does cause the fashions seen here to take on a new dimension and it really gives you a feel for the time period.) Half- Mourning fashions - April 1820 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - April Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - April Issue This last month of mourning shows fashion of half-mourning with the first of grey and the evening dress of white with black decorations. As we continue into June of 1820 The British Public is no longer in a state of national mourning and colors have started to re-surface in the fashion plates. This first plate for June is a "transitional" garment. It is in a color Ackermann's describes as "a peculiar shade of lavender"; of a fabric Ackermann's has listed as "a new silk called zephyreene". 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - May Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - May Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - June Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 9 - June Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - July Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - July Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - August Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - August Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - September Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - September Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - October Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - October Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - November Issue This garment is described as being of "a singular but beautiful colour between lilac and purple." (I love the way things were phrased in this time period) 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - November Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - December Issue 1820 - Ackermann's Repository Series 2 Vol 10 - December Issue It is so nice to see the Regency fashions back with pretty colors. I know in our current culture we view black as an ordinary color to wear and in evening wear an elegant color; but in Regency times when a woman wore black it was tied to sadness and loss, so even though it may appear attractive it was not a color worn unless necessary. (Morning fashions and restrictions were not as harsh for the men of the time; they were more loosely impacted where as the women carried the heavier burden socially.) Mourning fashions will appear in Ackermann's over the next 10 years; however not with the intensity we have seen in the 1818 - 1820 issues. ******************* Now for you history lovers (like me) Here are the Death notices Ackermann's published for the Royal Duke of Kent and His Royal Majesty King George III Prince Edward - The Duke of Kent Nov 2 1767 - January 23, 1820 King George III June 4, 1738 - January 29, 1820 (nicknamed Mad King George) King George III was no longer ruling the British empire as of 1811. Due to the Regency Act of 1811 the Prince of Wales (later King George IV) became regent and he started ruling in his fathers place with the title of Prince Regent (giving this time period in British history the name "Regency") King George the III was permanently insane by the end of 1811 and spent the remainder of his life in seclusion at Windsor castle till his death in 1820. (It's quite interesting to see how politely his "infirmity" was referred to; when in today's terms we would just say he was plain "batty".) I hope you have enjoyed seeing the latest installment of Regency fashions for Ackermann's repository. For those just finding my blog you can see the previous Regency fashion posts by clicking the links below. Ackermann's ran series 1 from 1809 - 1815 Series 1 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1809 Series 1 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1810 Series 1 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1811 Series 1 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1812 Series 1 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1813 Series 1 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1814 Series 1 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1815 Ackermann's ran series 2 from 1816 - 1822 Series 2 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1816 Series 2 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1817 Series 2 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1818 Series 2 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1819 Series 2 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1820 (1821 - 1822 - are yet to be posted) Series 2 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1821 Series 2 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1822 Ackermann's ran series 3 from 1823 - 1828 (series 3 coming soon) I hope you join me again for more Regency fashions from Ackermann's Repository Till next time... Thanks for visiting me here at EKDuncan.blogspot.com If you have enjoyed seeing these images from Ackermann's Repository and would like the opportunity to see and read an original for yourself they are are available on line at www.archive.org Click HERE then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!
English fashion plates from 1801, and French fashion plates from Year 9 (1800-1801) of the French Republican Calendar. All images come from the collection of the Bibliothèque des Arts Décoratifs. www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/francais/bibliotheque/ PLEASE ATTRIBUTE THESE IMAGES TO THE BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS. At a minimum, please link back to this Flickr set.
All summer I've been posting some of the most amazing images found in the pages of Ackermann's Repository; which was a well know publication in England during the Regency period. My favorite have been the fancy Evening and Ball Dresses. There is just something so romantic about balls from the days of old and I enjoy reading about them in the pages of romance novels. My pick of the 1826 Ackermann's Repository fashions I'm a big fan of all things Regency and love to scope out whats on the web regarding this time period. I especially love finding fun bits and pieces that shed more light on how people lived at this time. While puttering around I discovered a very interesting article on the use of chalk on Regency ballroom floors and could not resist sharing it with you. The full article can be found HERE and I have to thank Kathryn Kane of Regency Redingote for sharing this fun bit of insight on ballroom practices at this time. I constantly read in the pages of Regency romances how thin and soft the soles of ladies dancing slippers were and it appears that mens dancing shoes seemed to be a bit slick on a freshly polished wooden floor as well. This being the case it was not uncommon for dancers to "chalk" the bottoms of their shoes to gain a bit of traction to keep from slipping excessively while they danced. In some cases the entire ballroom floor was lightly chalked to ensure the safety of all the dancers. And for extravagant balls artists were hired to chalk beautiful pattens on the ballroom floor that would then be slowly worn away as the dancers enjoyed themselves till dawn. (That must have been an amazing site) What a fun bit of Regency trivia. And now when I look at some of the amazing Regency Ball Dresses I'll think about a beautifully chalked floor to go along with them. Maybe one day I'll even read about a chalked ballroom floor in a romance novel. I might even create a fun Regency scene using some of the Ackermann ladies and the concept of a "chalked" ballroom floor - giggles. Now on to the fashions - Enjoy! 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Fashion descriptions for the the September 1826 fashion plates I 'm a bit sad that the fashion plates for Ackermann's Repository are coming to a quick end - just two more years left to post. However I still have many other great Ackermann's finds to post in the up-coming months. I even have several period ghost stories that they published that will be perfect for the month of October, so please keep checking back in to see all the other fun Regency stuff yet to be shared. ***************** If you missed any of the previous Regency fashion plates here are some quick links to for you. Ackermann's ran series 1 from 1809 - 1815 Series 1 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1809 Series 1 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1810 Series 1 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1811 Series 1 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1812 Series 1 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1813 Series 1 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1814 Series 1 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1815 The Ladies of Ackermann's Regency Fashion (this is a fun digital art piece I did using many of the above ladies) Ackermann's ran series 2 from 1816 - 1822 Series 2 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1816 Series 2 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1817 Series 2 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1818 Series 2 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1819 Series 2 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1820 Series 2 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1821 Series 2 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1822 Regency Garden Party with a Roaring Rogue (this is a fun digital art piece I did using several Ackermann's Repository images from series 2 and one fun lion man from J.J. Grandville, who was another Regency period illustrator.) Ackermann's ran series 3 from 1823 - 1828 Series 3 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1823 Series 3 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1824 Series 3 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1825 Series 3 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1826 - current post Series 3 (1827 & 1828) still to be posted Till our next Regency adventure... Thanks for visiting me here at EKDuncan.blogspot.com If you have enjoyed seeing these images from Ackermann's Repository and would like the opportunity to see and read an original for yourself they are are available on line at www.archive.org Click HERE then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!
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Every year has it's ups and downs and 1825 Regency England was no different. The down side of the year was the Stock Market crash which started with the Bank of England due to speculative investments in South America. The financial crisis caused the closing of 6 London Banks and 60 country banks. The year did end on an up-note, with the completion of the first public railroad in England, using steam locomotives. The Stockton-Darlington line was only 25 miles long; however it was the start of the new Steam Age which later change the face of England as it moves from the Late Regency into the Victorian period. This still will not happen for another dozen years so; for now we will continue to enjoy the Regency fashions of Ackermann's Repository with the beautiful dresses of 1825. My personal pick of the 1825 Ackermann's Repository fashion plates I loved the ribbon lacing, trims and color of this ball gown. Can't you just picture how this skirt would swoosh as she glides across a ball room? Ackermann's Repository Description of the above Ball Dress ************ I hope you find a favorite fashion plate of your own too. Enjoy! Ackermann's Repository 1825 Fashion Plates 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 5 - January Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 5 - January Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 5 - February Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 5 - February Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 5 - March Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 5 - March Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 5 - April Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 5 - April Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 5 - May Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 5 - May Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 5 - June Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 5 - June Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 6 - July Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 6 - July Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 6 - August Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 6 - August Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 6 - September Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 6 - September Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 6 - October Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 6 - October Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 6 - November Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 6 - November Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 6 - December Issue 1825 - Ackermann's Repository Series 3 Vol 6 - December Issue I hope you have found a favorite or two of your own from the 1825 Ackermann Repository fashions plates; however if you did not see any that peeked your interest here then don't forget to check my previous posts for the 1809-1824 fashion plates. Here are the quick links to the earlier Regency fashions I've posted on my blog. Ackermann's ran series 1 from 1809 - 1815 Series 1 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1809 Series 1 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1810 Series 1 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1811 Series 1 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1812 Series 1 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1813 Series 1 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1814 Series 1 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1815 The Ladies of Ackermann's Regency Fashion (this is a fun digital art piece I did using many of the above ladies) Ackermann's ran series 2 from 1816 - 1822 Series 2 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1816 Series 2 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1817 Series 2 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1818 Series 2 - Vol 7 & 8 - 1819 Series 2 - Vol 9 & 10 - 1820 Series 2 - Vol 11 & 12 - 1821 Series 2 - Vol 13 & 14 - 1822 Regency Garden Party with a Roaring Rogue (this is a fun digital art piece I did using several Ackermann's Repository images from series 2 and one fun lion man from J.J. Grandville, who was another Regency period illustrator.) Ackermann's ran series 3 from 1823 - 1828 Series 3 - Vol 1 & 2 - 1823 Series 3 - Vol 3 & 4 - 1824 Series 3 - Vol 5 & 6 - 1825 - current post Series 3 (1826-1828) still to be posted Till our next Regency adventure... Thanks for visiting me here at EKDuncan.blogspot.com If you have enjoyed seeing these images from Ackermann's Repository and would like the opportunity to see and read an original for yourself they are are available on line at www.archive.org Click HERE then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!
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Portrait of a man, made in England, c.1800 (source).
