This post was originally published on this siteThe 19th century was an age of science and industry, and one where individual inventors could transform the […]
This post was originally published on this siteSarah Hare died in 1744 at the age of 55 of a commonplace accident. It was said that […]
This post was originally published on this siteVictorian era beards and mustaches are an interesting topic, especially for the men. The style of keeping facial […]
This post was originally published on this siteThis extraordinary and highly imaginative chair was originally designed for the future King Edward VII – then known […]
This post was originally published on this siteWhat is interesting is that in 1881 the US humor magazine Puck published the world’s first emoticons before […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn an era before intellectual property rights and mass marketing dictated what toys we played with, artisans drew […]
This post was originally published on this siteA set of lovely photos that shows portraits of Victorian fathers with their children during the 19th century. […]
This post was originally published on this siteA piece of wood from the first coffin of George Washington. This coffin was broken up after the […]
This post was originally published on this siteZebras are beautiful, wild animals native to Africa. However, as many European colonizers learned in the early 20th […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1989, a Philadelphia financial analyst bought an old painting for $4 at a flea market in Adamstown, […]
This post was originally published on this siteLlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a large village and local government community on the island of Anglesey in Wales. It is […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn the Victorian era, a woman’s hair was often thought to be one of her most valuable assets. […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1897, Pluto Lamps were installed at several points in London. These devices were not only engaged in […]
This post was originally published on this siteCharles Le Brun (1619 – 1690) was a French painter and art theorist. Declared by Louis XIV “the […]
This post was originally published on this siteThis is the English equivalent to the French bordalou and would have been used in the bed chamber […]
This post was originally published on this siteSo-called ‘Banner Women’ were a common way of advertising one’s business in the late 19th century. During the […]
This post was originally published on this siteVincent van Gogh famously recorded himself in numerous self-portraits, but he hated photography and supposedly he never sat […]
This post was originally published on this siteInterior decoration and interior design of the Victorian era are noted for orderliness and ornamentation. A house from […]
This post was originally published on this siteA man wearing top hat, sitting on a dead horse in the street. Picture was taken at South […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe quagga was a subspecies of plains zebra that lived in South Africa until becoming extinct late in […]
This post was originally published on this siteAt a time when when modesty was considered fundamental in women, the above images depict an unlikely fashion […]
This post was originally published on this siteCircassian beauties, or “Moss-haired girls” as they were sometimes known, reflect a curious legacy of racial stereotyping and […]
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a picture of a veteran of the Napoleonic wars posing with his wife. He can be seen […]
This post was originally published on this siteWhat child wouldn’t want to be surprised by this adorable wax-headed baby doll crawling out from under their […]
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Napoleon fled the Battlefield of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, he left behind his campaign baggage and […]
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