Fish, Preciousssss
Ah, holiday customs. At my house, we’ve developed one we’re very fond of: after exchanging presents and eating Christmas dinner and pulling crackers (we lurrrrve
Tag: 19th century stuff
Fetch the Comfy Chair!
In addition to the fashion prints I so love, the journal Ackermann’s Repository of the Arts, that splendidly illustrated journal of early 19th century culture
Death and Dyeing
You may know that I collect early nineteenth century ladies’ magazines, because I adore the fashion plates. Here’s one of my favorites, an 1835 Evening
Ackermann Goes Steampunk
I’ve posted some examples of unusual furniture from prints published in Ackermann’s Repository before, but I thought these prints were especially interesting. Yes, they’re early
Fobbed Off?
Charm bracelets have been in fashion for decades, right up until the present day; girls (and women!) still seem to love them. But in the
Chair Amie
Here, for your viewing pleasure, may I present Pocock’s Reclining Patent Chair, from the March 1813 issue of Ackermann’s Repository: Isn’t it a beauty? The
Guess the Mystery Object!
Feeling clever? Historically clever? Then let’s play What the Heck is That? the game where I show you some 19th century object, and you get