Victorian (1837 – 1901)
Explore objects, stories and blogs illuminating an era defined by the 63-year monarchy of Queen Victoria.
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Lifestyle & Leisure
Lifestyle & Leisure
What were London’s pleasure gardens?
For dancing, drinking, glamour and debauchery, there was nothing quite like the pleasure garden
Fashion & Style
Fashion & Style
Who are the pearly kings & queens?
Since the late 1800s, pearlies have donned their button-covered regalia to raise money for charity
Collections
Collections
Of Victorian cravat pins & Cleopatra’s Needle
How did a chip off a 3,500-year-old Egyptian obelisk wind up as a fashionable Victorian cravat pin?
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Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera
Skelt's Characters in Richard Turpin (character sheet)
Skelt, Martin and Matthew
1837-1840
Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera
Green's Charaters & Scenes in the Battle of Alma (character sheet)
Green, John Kirby
1854-12-26