Victorian Treasures: An Album and Historical Guide for Collectors

By Carol Wallace

Book Overview

The Victorian era (1837-1901) produced a tremendous outpouring of beautifully designed objects for domestic use - from finely crafted, handmade decorative art pieces to humble, machine-made household tools. This album of Victorian objects is organized into six chapters, each devoted to a room in a typical Victorian house: the parlour, library, dining room, kitchen, bedroom and nursery. The book presents a selection of 200 examples of English and American Victoriana, from the familiar (such as the collectible painted biscuit tins) to the arcane (such as the mysterious hair receiver) with explanations of how each object fitted into everyday Victorian life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810939290
• ISBN13: 9780810939295
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: ABRAMS
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.1" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Victorian History

I first borrowed this book from the Library to look for prices for antiques and what I found was an amazing look into victorian life like I've never imagined. Very interesting.