/r/VictorianEra
This is a place for ladies and gentlemen to discuss news, technology and lifestyles of the period between 1837 and 1901. We are proper and well-versed in conversation but not a novelty.
This is for people who enjoy the time period but not necessarily steampunk. It's for a more authentic view of the Victorian era.
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This is a place for ladies and gentlemen to discuss news, technology and lifestyles of the Victorian era.
Intelligent discussion about the period is encouraged, as well as sharing images of Victorian period. Images of clothing you've made are welcome.
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William Ellis, View of Antsahatsiroa, Madagascar (1862-65)—Ellis was a British missionary who learned photography to document his pastoral activities. Ellis's first attempts in 1853-54 to visit the rulers at Antananarivo with a camera were not successful, but he returned to the capital in 1856.
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Catherine Mastio as Hero in play "Much ado about nothing" at Opera Comique, 1899; Photograph by Leopold Emile Reutlinger.
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Austro-Prussian War - How Prussia Won in 1866
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Alice Liddell (of Alice in Wonderland Fame), at Age 18. Photo taken by Lewis Carroll.
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Victorian Stage Actor William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes
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Help remembering the name of someone
I remember seeing something about someone who became mentally unwell and was locked away, and started doing drawings outlining how people were secretly shooting invisible beams at him. I remember it being 1800's, but now im not sure if it was real or a tv show or something.
help
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Design by Maurice Pillard Verneuil (1897)
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Book recommendations depicting classic Victorian and Edwardian life and times?
Have always been fascinated by Victorian and Edwardian culture and now that I'm visiting London for the first time, I'm absolutely floored. I'd love to learn more about their daily lives through novels and books with illustrations and i've been scouring different second hand bookshops all over the city for such books.
So far I've managed to snag a copy of the illustrations of Hablot Knight Brown, the guy who illustrated a lot of Dickens' work. Any other titles/authors/illustrators I should watch out for?
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Sterling silver and enamel Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks matchsafe, American, c. 1899.
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I'm a writer setting a story in 1886 London, and I have some questions
I hope it's okay if I ask more than one in a post. If I need to split these up or otherwise change the post, please let me know!
- What was the general floorplan of a student apartment at university? What sorts of things would a student have in their dorm?
- How would London's nobility at the time host celebrations? Context is a character graduating university, and the family invites some friends over to celebrate.
I may ask more later. Thank you!
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Tehran. Naser al-Din Shah Qajar at the waterfall
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Blue glass bottle used to store tincture of belladonna, English, c. 1880. Belladonna or Deadly Nightshade is a plant whose name suggests it is poisonous. However, the roots and leaves have medicinal qualities.
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Native American-made coat with European cut made from unsmoked deer hide, c. 1830-1850. Owned by St. Louis fur trader Honoré Picotte.
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Émile Munier (French, 1840–1895), "Playtime", 1886.
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Pair of woman's off-white linen pantaloon-like split drawers (underpants), c. 1850.
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The first ever photo of a monarch. Taken in 1844.
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Sixth-plate daguerreotype portrait of Julius Andrews, c. 1858.
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Gloves on Women in University
I'm writing a novel set in 1884 England. In the novel, a young, upper-class woman attends university. Would a woman take off her gloves in a classroom setting? To write notes, for example?
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Europe, August 1866
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I couldn't find the real title for this artwork, so I called it "procrastination" by Edward Killingworth Johnson 1878 (because I wasn't sure if it was a wedding dress, I just played it safe), what is the tile or what should it be?
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A few American soldiers posing for a photo. (Possibly 1898)
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Whole-plate daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified woman taken by Southworth and Hawes, c. 1850.
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Queen Victoria Statue
The Queen Victoria statue is a historical monument in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The marble statue was originally erected in 1897 in front of the Passenger Jetty of Colombo Harbor and at the junction of York and Church Streets. The statue was commissioned and unveiled in 1901 to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. George Edward Wade is the artist who created the statue.
The statue symbolizes the colonial era in Sri Lanka and is located near the National Museum. It stands across from Viharamahadevi Park and the main entrance of Laksala Museum Gallery.
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Men's linen work shirt, similar in style to those worn by riverboat workers, American, c. 1850.
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Even though mirrors (or phones) are more common now than they were back then, have you ever looked at your reflection in a pond?
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Sterling silver vase with dragonfly handles made by Tiffany & Co., c. 1879.
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