As a corollary to my collecting early 19th century fashion prints, I’ve accumulated a number of the advertising supplements that were published along with Ackermann’s
Not too long ago I ran across a fascinating item in the March 1, 1807 Monthly Compendium of Literary, Fashionable, and Domestic Advertisements–basically, the ads
The following intriguing article first appeared in the September 1809 edition of La Belle Assemblèe, and I thought you might find it interesting. Is it