Victorian furniture refers to pieces made during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). Key Victorian styles include Rococo (1840-1870), characterized by carved depictions of fruits, flowers, shells, and scrolls; Renaissance Revival (1860-1875), characterized by massive pieces featuring carvings of animals and potrait medallions, and Eastlake (1870-1880), characterized by severe lines, rectangular forms and shallow line carvings.
John Werry's in-depth blog on rare Victorian Furniture, with detailed, informative and often humorous posts on doze… [more]
Scott Geyer's blog on the innovative Victorian furniture designs of George Jacob Hunzinger, who began manufacturing… [more]
Chuck LaChiusa's wonderful guide to the architecture and history of Buffalo, NY, also happens to host an impressive… [more]
Attention paper collectors: don't miss Malcolm Warrington's exquisitely designed tribute to Victorian scraps (stamp… [more]
Ben Crane's excellent reference site on Victorian trade cards. Includes a scrapbook containing hundreds of beautifu… [more]
This beautiful site showcases the collection of Stanley and Polly Stone of Fox Point, Wisconsin, consisting of earl… [more]
Malcolm Roebuck's tribute to the ornate silk picture bookmarks and postcards ('Stevengraphs') produced by Thomas St… [more]
Steven Cabella's personal homage to Charles and Ray Eames. This site is as clean and visually appealing as the Eame… [more]
This huge online database from the Speed Art Museum is a rich trove of beautiful photos and reference information o… [more]
The Index of American Design project (1935-1942) was an effort to catalog American decorative arts objects from the… [more]
This microsite from the LA County Museum of Art provides a good overview of the Arts and Crafts movement in Europe … [more]
An overview by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts of the design movements between 1880 and 1940 that comprised Moder… [more]
This website showcases several hundred pieces of furniture, held by thirteen museums, that were designed for Herman… [more]
This Library of Congress microsite is an overview of the postwar modern design work of Charles (1907-78) and Ray (1… [more]
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