Fashion and Fun in 1803

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See Wikipedia's 1803 Page and the 1803 Calendar; Brainy History also has a 1803 Page

Read texts of 1803, such as Martha Ballad's Diary, 1803; Marbury vs. Madison;

Other sites of interest are (1) Chronology, 1780-1818 (2) Executions in England [4 in 1803] (3) 1803 Mica Mining in Ruggles Mine, in Grafton, New Hampshire (4)Thomas Moore's role in the 1803 Irish "Emmet's" Rebellion

In 1803, Colchester, CT, started Connecticut's first African-American school. There used to be a website on this school, but it is now gone from the web as far as I can tell.

Novels of 1803

Elizabeth Gunning, The War-Office: a Novel

Elizabeth Helme, St. Clair of the Isles; or, The Outlaws of Barra, A Scottish Tradition

Isabella Kelly, A Modern Incident in Domestic Life

Jane Porter, Thaddeus of Warsaw.

Novels Set in 1803

Cartland, Barbara. The Disgraceful Duke. The Bantam Barbara Cartland Library 56. NY: Bantam Books, 1977.

---. Free From Fear. The Bantam Barbara Cartland Library 120. NY: Bantam Books, 1980.

---. The Impetuous Duchess. The Bantam Barbara Cartland Library 17. NY: Bantam Books, 1975.

---. Looking for Love. The Bantam Barbara Cartland Library 152. NY: Bantam Books, 1982.

---. Lost Enchantment. 1972. Barbara Cartland 15. NY: Jove Books, 1981.

---. Rhapsody of Love. The Bantam Barbara Cartland Library 61. NY: Bantam Books, 1977.

Hulme, Ann. A Poor Relation. Masquerade Historical 26. Toronto: Harlequin, 1979.

Mansfield, Elizabeth. The Counterfeit Husband. New York: Jove, 1982.

Williams, Claudette. Sunday's Child. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Crest, 1977.

Portraits of 1803

Portrait of a Man, 1803 by Boilly	Family Party, 1803 by Boilly	Portrait of a Woman, 1803 by Boilly

Mrs. William Chinnery (1803) by Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun (Indiana University Art Museum)

Morning Dress from Journal des Dames et des Modes

Dress of 1803 from Journal des Dames et des Modes

Above and Right: Riding Habits

Dresses of 1803 from The Ladies Monthly Museum

Dress of 1803 from La Miroir de la Mode

Full Dress, 1803. This dress has a matching turban trimmed with a spray of short feathers. The fur tippet around the lady's neck reaches to the floor. Two bracelets are worn high on the arms between the short sleeves and long gloves. The purse and slippers are in a slightly lighter shade than the rust of the dress.

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