Posts about Regency medicine written by Vic
Regency Era Hospital
The mahogany box, found in a house in Derbyshire, is expected to fetch more than £3,000 when it sells at auction later this week.
In England, in this period, folks did their actual getting clean by washing in a basin, or by washing in a tub big enough to sit down in, or by using a little water standing in a medium sized tub. Washing with a pitcher of water would be part of the morning routine, or undertaken again after a long day of work or play. This was what you'd expect to find waiting for you in a decent inn. This was the normal way folks got clean.
1929 Poirier Modele F2 3-Wheeler Invalid Carriage Voiturette a Volant: 2 Vitesses, Roue Libre, Marche Arriere The Poirier was first manufactured in France in 1928. The company primarily manufactured invalid carriages but they also advertised various 3-wheelers for general sale. In 1935 back-to-back versions and monocars were superseded by the Monoto single and tandem-seater voiturettes.…
Gouty chair, 1800, Mahogany with brass fittings and black horsehair upholstery. V&A Collection
We finally finished this project and did everything ourselves, including the cabinets. I have more pictures at http://isthisloadbearing.com/before-after/master…
Another cartoon I acquired with some sheets of a 19thc scrapbook was this one of an unrepentant port drinker ignoring advice from the vicar about his gout. "My dear Friend don't drink that filthy stuff, its yr greatest enemy," says the cleric. "But you know we are commanded to love our enemies, so here goes!"…
Guest post: Brain fever | The British Newspaper Archive Blog
"A deep, dark and continuous stream of mortality."—William Farr, 18761 Most medical practitioners in England's Regency era believed that miasma caused puerperal or childbed fever. The miasma was believed to arrive on foul-smelling air, to emanate from clothing and furniture, or to be given off by a woman's body itself. It seemed to be cured with emetics that made patients
As you're climbing out of the bathtub or stepping out of a shower, how often have you asked yourself – "What did my Regency heroine used to dry her lithe and adventurous body at a similar moment?" It was not a length of fluffy cotton like I have here. No. Nothing like this here in my hand.
Illustration for Basedow's 'Elementary Work', Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (Germany, Danzig, 1726-1801), Germany, 1770, Prints, Etching.
Posts about Regency doctors written by Vic
York Vs York: Changing Attitudes in Regency England In April, Elaine Owen shared this piece on Austen Authors. I thought it worthy of a second look. Jane Austen did not write about disabled people in any of her books, but people with disabilities were just as common in Regency England as they are today. Whether…
Imperious, handsome and gallant in battle, the Duke of Kingswood has stolen the hearts of many society Belles but he is a block of ice which nobody can melt, determined never to marry. To continue the family line, he is counting on his cousin and heir presumptive Richard to marry well and produce a son. To the D
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Nancy Regency Researcher -- Naval Medicine in 1812
