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Showing results 1 - 10 of 13 for the tag: Victoriana.
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Horseshoe Plaque Trivets ~ Victorian Good Luck Mementos (11/26/08)
 Collecting Horseshoe Plaque Trivets is a fascinating hobby! It’s interesting to learn the history, practices and symbols of the different fraternal groups. And then there were the gift trivets … every year I find new examples: Happy Birthday, Happy New Year, Merry Christmas, Home Sweet Home … the list seems endless.
Some Facts about Horseshoe Symbolism
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The Parisian Poupée….French Fashion Dolls (10/12/08)
 The exact purpose of French Fashion dolls have caused much speculation. There are few if any unaware that Paris, France has a long history of defining what the current ideals of fashion and beauty are.
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Etiquette In A Polite Society….Funerals (10/9/08)
 When one thinks of Victorian Funerals we draw a picture of a polished black hearse, fine horses adorned with black ostrich plumes on their heads and ladies dressed completely in dull black with long black crape mourning veils. It is a fact that many funerals during the Victorian Era were very elaborate and were a means of showing ones status.
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Hair…That Which Survives Us (10/9/08)
 During the 19th century everyday was shadowed by death. Out of every 20 babies born 3 would die before their first birthday. Victorians viewed death as a natural part of the life cycle. The strict rituals regarding Victorian Mourning came about due to two factors.
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Wax Dolls…Poured, Reinforced or Wax Over? (9/28/08)
 The production of wax dolls began in the late 1700’s and continued into the early 1900’s. The vast majority of poured wax dolls were produced in England by doll makers such as Pierotti, Montanari, Meech, Peck and Marsh. Henry Pierotti made the first baby dolls and used the children of Queen Victoria as models. These dolls are known as Royal Model Babies.
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Art, Antiques and Collectibles Auctions—9/12 (9/12/08)
Sloans & Kenyon, D.C.’s premier auction house, is back from summer hiatus with an exciting three-day sale of fine art, antiques and collectibles. The sale goes up the 12th runs through the 14th of September.
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The Victorian Age (3/28/08)
The Victorian Age began in 1837 when Queen Victoria ascended the British throne and lasted up to her death in 1901. It was an era of rapid industrial development and social changes, and you can see this by studying the toys of the period.
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