A quick reminder today is the last day you can read & download ‘The Domino’ for free! It brings together gossip, newspapers, art, stats, & objects to explore the contentious costume’s reputation, purpose, & relationship with the masquerade.
#GeorgianMasquerade #18thC
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Happy online publication day to my little book on the Georgian domino! It brings together gossip, newspapers, art, stats, & objects to explore the contentious costume’s reputation, purpose, & relationship with the masquerade.
#GeorgianMasquerade #18thC
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Starting the next book chapter with an intro to a clever 27-year-old engraver…
1723/24 was The Year for masquerade satires in all forms and ‘The Bad Taste of the Town’ lead the way.
#GeorgianMasquerade #18thc #Hogarth
Photograph of proofs pages for ‘The Domino’
‘The Domino’ is FINALLY in final production! This little tome will be out in early January with CUP & filled with bits and bobs about #18thc London’s most contentious masquerade habit. Stay tuned for previews on #MasqueradeMondays 👀👀👀
#GeorgianMasquerade #Domino
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
3/ Another fav is the subtle coffin chilling in the corner of the first image. But that’s a tale for another day 😉
Are there any costumes in the prints that have caught your eye? Would you rather go to a masquerade or go trick-or-treating?
🎃👻🎭
#MasqueradeMondays #GeorgianMasquerade #18thc
2/ The neoclassical style of tickets reflected elite tastes and often included details of cost and admission specifics. Colour could be used to designate male or female tickets while seals and signatures worked to fight against forgeries.
#MasqueradeMondays #GeorgianMasquerade #18thc
1/ Every time I go to London I end up at Somerset House. I fell in love with the space when I first stumbled upon it in 2008 and am still equally as enamoured. It is home to an ever-changing line up of excellent exhibitions and pop-ups.
#MasqueradeMondays #GeorgianMasquerade #18thc
