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29 de ene. de 2015 · Thursday 29 January 2015. A genuine Almack's voucher. by Rachel Knowles. Ladies' voucher for Almack's - used with kind permission. STG Misc. Box 7 (Almack's Voucher) © The Huntington Library, San Marino, CA. Why was an Almack’s voucher so important? Almack’s Assembly Rooms were the most exclusive venue in Regency London.
- Regency History's guide to Almack's Assemby Rooms
You can read more about the vouchers here: A genuine...
- Regency History's guide to Almack's Assemby Rooms
Holding a voucher for Almack's became the difference between society and Society. Not to have a voucher might mean simply that one had not applied, or that there were more applicants than space, but to lose one's voucher meant that one had been tried and found wanting, a social disaster for those dedicated to their position in the ton.
29 de ene. de 2015 · Thursday 29 January 2015. A genuine Almack's voucher. by Rachel Knowles. Ladies' voucher for Almack's - used with kind permission. STG Misc. Box 7 (Almack's Voucher) © The Huntington Library, San Marino, CA. Why was an Almack’s voucher so important? Almack’s Assembly Rooms were the most exclusive venue in Regency London.
5 de oct. de 2008 · Check out Grant’s account of Almacks here. Here are some reviews of Almack’s when it opened: London, Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions, Volume , 1891. To view a voucher and learn more, check out this blog: https://www.regencyhistory.net/2015/01/a-genuine-almacks-voucher.html.
Almack’s Voucher, from the exhibit “Revisiting the Regency”, Huntington Library, San Marino, CA Above is a rare surviving voucher from Almack’s from 1817 for the Marchioness of Buckingham. It is signed with the initials “M.D.”, which likely refers to Mary, Lady Downshire, one of the patronesses.
26 de dic. de 2011 · Admission to these balls was by ticket only, or by 'voucher' (a cardboard square) as they were called, which were on sale on Bond Street. And the cost of this? Almack's membership fee was ten guineas--around £350 in today's money according to the UK National Archives.
