Historians explain why everyone was so darn pale in those Victorian-era portraits

Historians explain why everyone in Victorian portraits was so pale, and the answer involves arsenic, belladonna, and deadly ...
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Behind the Victorian-Era Obsession With Porcelain, There’s a Fraught History of Exploitation

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The westward spread of the Chinese ceramics, known as "white gold," saw these objects become a fascination in upper-class ...
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The Victorian-era garden trend that's making a major comeback

Your climbing plants deserve a beautiful spot to thrive.
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50 Posts From The Victorian Era That Prove It Really Was A Different Time

The Victorian Era was a time of the Industrial Revolution, with authors Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin, the railway and shipping booms, profound scientific discoveries, and the invention of the ...
Phys.org

Influencers of a bygone era: How late Victorian women artists mastered the art of networking

In our age of digital influencers, it could be easy to believe that building a professional network is a modern phenomenon. However, long before the dawn of social media, women artists in late ...
NewsBytes

5 things you didn't know about Victorian tea time

During the Victorian era, elaborate tea sets became the ultimate fashion statement among the wealthy. These sets were often ...
The New York Times

The Jewelry Vibe Is Decidedly Victorian

After years of Art Deco dominance, pieces with symbols such as flowers, insects, swallows, serpents and crescent moons have come into favor. By Victoria Gomelsky Cece Fein-Hughes, a jewelry designer ...