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...

• 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.