Victorian Style
What did the Victorians like? What kind of furniture, silverwork, jewelry, wallpaper, and glass did they buy for their own homes? The Victorian years, which lasted for most of the 19th century and a few years beyond, divides into several periods. The early part of Victoria’s reign saw interest in a medieval or Gothic Revival in all aspects of architecture and design.
After the Great Exhibition of 1851, tastes ran to exaggerated embellishment of virtually every article in the Victorian home. Victorian era printed design did not reflect a philosophy, instead the style was a celebration of the evolving technologies of mass production.