Georgian 1714-1837
Early Victorian 1837-1860
Mid-Victorian 1860-1880
Late Victorian 1880-1901
Art Nouveau 1880-1914
Arts and Crafts 1890-1914
Edwardian 1901-1910
Art Deco 1920-1940
Retro 1935-1950
DATE
EVENT OR FAD
Victorian
needlework, collecting, nature, traveling,
art, the unusual and bizarre.
Majolica, Beleek, Parian ware china.
Maps, botanicals, photography.
Lithography, wood & steel engravings.
Commemoratives
Ancestry & family ties.
Collecting nature: nests, sea shells, pressed flowers, etc.
velvet in fashion and decorating
art, the unusual and bizarre.
Majolica, Beleek, Parian ware china.
Maps, botanicals, photography.
Lithography, wood & steel engravings.
Commemoratives
Ancestry & family ties.
Collecting nature: nests, sea shells, pressed flowers, etc.
velvet in fashion and decorating
1819
Victoria, future queen, born
1820-30's
first Victorian pressed glass
1837-1901
Victoria's reign
1838
transfer printed pottery became popular
1839
photography invented
1840
Victoria married her cousin Albert of Saxe-Cobourg & Gotha
Princess Victoria born
Princess Victoria born
1841
Prince of Wales (Edward VII) born
1847
Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale (1820-1887) toured Britain
Beginning of the Morman's westward movement (70,000 people)
Beginning of the Morman's westward movement (70,000 people)
1849
Gold Rush
Westward Emigration
Westward Emigration
1850's
matching suites of furniture
carpet
porcelains
Rococo floral dishes
asymmetry, clustering, eclectic decor
carpet
porcelains
Rococo floral dishes
asymmetry, clustering, eclectic decor
1851
The Great Exhibition in England; the Crystal Palace
1853
Crystal Palace Exposition, NY
Majolica introduced
Majolica introduced
1854
Crimean War; England & France against Russia
1850-60's
paisley shawls popular
1858
Princess Victoria wed Fredrick III of Prussia
1860
tintypes replaced daguerreotypes in popularity
1861
death of Prince Albert
mourning jewelry popularized by Queen Victorian & Civil War
mourning jewelry popularized by Queen Victorian & Civil War
1850-70
balloon-backed chairs popular
men's facial hair a sign of masculinity, thus stylish
men's facial hair a sign of masculinity, thus stylish
1861-
Civil War
1862
Victoria's Silver Jubilee
1863
Albert, Prince of Wales married Princess Alexandra of Denmark
1867
stereoscope invented
1870's
blue & white china
Japanseque craze
ebonized furniture
Japanseque craze
ebonized furniture
1870-80's
autograph books popular
Renaissance Revival furniture
cult of rustic adornment
Renaissance Revival furniture
cult of rustic adornment
1876
Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition
Japanese & Turkish items
national pride in American Victorian
Colonial Revival
Japanese & Turkish items
national pride in American Victorian
Colonial Revival
1877
Victoria became Empress of India
Indian Mutiny
Indian Mutiny
1879
Zulu War
1880
Railroad Time standardized
1880's
home library a status symbol
1887
Victoria's Golden Jubilee
progression to colored transferware rather than black & white
progression to colored transferware rather than black & white
1888
Silver Wedding Anniversary of Prince & Princess of Wales
1890's
souvenir teaspoons
"Turkish corners" a new decorating theme
china painting popular
trophies & presentation silver
first moving pictures
round oak pedestal tables, pressed back chairs, oak washstands
great land rushes in the US
NM & AZ still referred to as "the wild west"
Victorian vaseline (uranium) glass popular
"Turkish corners" a new decorating theme
china painting popular
trophies & presentation silver
first moving pictures
round oak pedestal tables, pressed back chairs, oak washstands
great land rushes in the US
NM & AZ still referred to as "the wild west"
Victorian vaseline (uranium) glass popular
1891
McKinley Tariff Act: china must be marked w/name of country of orgin
1892
Favrile iridescent glassware introduced by L.C. Tiffany
1897
Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
Fred Harvey opened Harvey Houses
Fred Harvey opened Harvey Houses
1893
World's Columbia Exposition, Chicago
1899-1902
Boer War; Africa
1880's-1915
American brilliant cut glass
1871-1914
Belle Epoch in Europe- lyrical romantic era, neo-classic influence of Pompeii
1901
death of Queen Victoria
1902
Prince of Wales Coronation
1910
Prince of Wales death
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