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Scheele’s Green and Arsenic and the Green Death in the Georgian Era

For those of you who are interested in using or avoiding the use of this deadly yet popular shade of green, here is an interesting article from an art magazine. The Paris Review tells us a bit to the history … Continue reading

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Life Below Stairs – Snobbery and Rules of Engagement

Previously, we looked at what a servant in an upper house, or even in a second-class household, of the late Regency Period or early Victorian times, might encounter. We spoke of wages, delineation of duties, and additional compensation. Today, we … Continue reading

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Life Below Stairs ~ The Role of the Male Servant

  The English aristocrat often lived beyond his means. Maintaining country houses (often several of them) and a large Georgian town house in Mayfair took its toll on his purse strings. In addition to owning the property, Society forced him … Continue reading

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