A Table of Contents
This site was put together from notes and pictures I had saved from the many books I’d read over the years.
As a favor to members of several online forums, I started putting my notes into cohesive sentences and paragraphs, and I put together this website. It just grew and grew.
Recently I had planned to spruce up and add a bit more, but I found I just didn’t have the free time.
Please check the From the Bookstore Section. Much, but not all, of the information on this site came from those books. If you want to learn more, read them.
Malfunctioning links have been repaired.
FROM THE BOOKSTORE
A few good books about Victorian life and decor, available from libraries and bookstores.
DOING THE LAUNDRY
PUTTING UP THE STOVE-1871
CONTENTS OF A HOUSE IN THE 1850'S
THE VICTORIAN KITCHEN
VICTORIAN DINING Food of the middle class
THE DINING ROOM CIRCA 1880
THE FRONT HALL CIRCA 1880
VICTORIAN DECORATING 1830-50
VICTORIAN DECORATING 1850-70
VICTORIAN DECORATING 1870-1890, PART 1 AND INTRODUCTION
1870-90 PART II, COLORS, WALLPAPERS, FLOORS & WINDOWS
DECORATING IN THE 1890'S
Colors, wallpapers, flooring and window treatments.
THE BEDROOM AND BOUDOIR CIRCA 1880
THE VICTORIAN BEDROOM
THE VICTORIAN BATHROOM
GREEK REVIVAL & 19TH C. HEATING, PLUMBING, ETC.
WHAT A HOUSE SHOULD BE???
A humorous excerpt from the book, THE HOUSE THAT JILL BUILT AFTER JACK’S HAD PROVED A FAILURE, published in 1882
IN THE VICTORIAN DRAWING ROOM, a bit about Victorian life.
THE VICTORIAN HOME, perhaps not quite what you thought it was
A general background about life in the Victorian home.
LIFE IN A MAINE HAMLET 1894-1904
LIFE IN LONDON, 1849
A VIEW OF 19TH C. ARCHITECTURE AS SEEN FROM 1907
VICTORIAN VIEW OF THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE
MISCELLANY
THE SERVANT'S QUARTERS
THE PARLOR AND DRAWING ROOM, CIRCA 1880
19TH C. AMERICAN TOWNHOUSES
PORTABLE WAINSCOTING 1869
A DINING ROOM CEILING DESIGN, 1869
PORTIERS,1897
INTERIOR TRIM AND WOOD FINISHES 1897
AN 1890'S MODEL KITCHEN
MAKING A BEAUTIFUL HOME 1870
A WOMAN'S IDEA OF WHAT A KITCHEN SHOULD BE, 1870
USING A NEW KIND OF TACK, 1870
THE AMERICAN WOMAN'S HOME, 1869
CONTENTS OF A HOUSE IN THE 1850'S
The whole set of articles is a good scholarly work, presented for everyman.
ReplyDeleteI have the Sears 1902 and the Montgomery Ward 1894-95 replica catalogs. The articles for me, has put life to those catalogs.
For any period writers, the articles are a gold mine.
Six hours ago, I went looking for an @1880 can opener. And opened a can of knowledge.
Thank you very much.
A wonderful blog - I have spent hours and hours reading and exploring. Thank you for this outstanding collection of articles and information.
ReplyDeleteWonderful site! Thank you for all your work you have done here! I have spent hours here, and will spend many more in the course of writing my book.
ReplyDeleteI love this site! So helpful for me, as I try to decorate an accurate Victorian dollhouse.
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