Category Archives: Victorian

Posted on 16 October, 2019

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Thorne Room (unidentified)

Mid-Victorian Furniture

Mid-Victorian furniture design continued the practice of reviving and blending old styles. Add to that, increased world trade introduced middle-eastern and Asian elements to the mix. No particular style dominated. Rather, furniture designers drew inspiration from Elizabethan, Neoclassical and other periods. And it could all be done with machines.

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Posted by Patrick Owens

Categories: furniture, Victorian


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Posted on 18 May, 2019

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 Late Victorian to Art Nouveau Furniture

A revolution was about to take place. Artists and designers revolted against the machine age that replaced an individual’s talent. In furniture, the Arts/Aesthetics and Arts & Crafts movements would round out the Victorian era. And a book would be the focal point. But that would come later. The late Victorian era still produced lush decor, as found on the English Manor Dollhouse blog.

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Posted by Patrick Owens


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Posted on 16 April, 2019

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Aesthetic Era Vestibule in a New York City Brownstone

The Aesthetic Movement

Art For Art Sake

The Aesthetic Movement flourished from 1860 to 1900. A reaction to the machine-made objects promoted in the Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851, which allowed the masses to cheaply decorate their homes, designers of furniture and other household products went on a rampage to create beautiful pieces that would uplift the taste of the common man – and make some money in this growing market.

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Posted by Susan Downing


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Posted on 01 February, 2019

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Gottschalk Victorian Blue Roof Dollhouse found on Ruby Lane

Victorian Style Dollhouses

It is a huge subject, of course. I thought I would do a series of posts. The best approach seemed to categorize by time period, then by room or object. And I learned from hanging around Dougless Bitler at the Cabbage Patch (way back in the day), that authenticity is critical!

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Posted by Susan Downing

Categories: Victorian


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