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Victorian sty

From page 15

why the Victorian era saw revivals
of every historical style — from
Greek and Roman architecture to
Gothic and Renaissance furniture,
beside copies of English and
French masterpieces from the pre-
vious century.

There was a thirst for things
refined and old.

Newly invented technology and
machinery made it possible to
manufacture furniture and many
other household goods in a frac-
tion of the time it had previously
taken.

Machines, however, could not
reproduce the detail and aesthetic
beauty of craftsmanship.

* Styles were mixed and details
were overlooked; decorations
were laid on like icing on a cake.
Many items were manufactured to
look ‘‘as if’ they were the real
thing: machine-tooled wood was
made to look hand-carved and

‘| Chinese-lacquered, embossed or

” gilded.
-When John Livesey invented -
the lace-curtain machine, it took

just a few hours to sew a machine-

made lace curtain or bedspread,
rather than months of nandwork.

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Another example that lasted well
into this century (and can stil} be
found in some quaint Victorian
teahouses) is “Anaglypta”, a rich-
ly textured wall covering that
looked like embossed leather. (In
a way it's too bad the Victorians
did not invent plastic; imagine
what they could have done with
it.)

Victorian interiors proudly dis-

~ played all the objects a household

could amass. Status in society
came with possessions shown to
impress, «

The resulting cluvier appealed
to the love for cozy, warm and
dark enclosures — sometimes
womb-like in their crowded
atmosphere.

Art historians may snub
Victoriana —- you and I may find
the excesses funny, overly roman-
tic an¢ sometimes kitschy — yet
few interior styles express so’
clearly the love for sheer creature
comforts.

There was an air of exuberant
decadence in the Victorian par-
lour; an appreciation of the luxu-
ry of. sipping sherry while.
recounting society gossip and
reclining on brocade and lace,
silk and velvet.

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