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
Skating through the history of London’s ice rinks
Did you know ice rinks were invented in London? And the earliest version was made from pig fat?
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
Brompton Cemetery
A garden cemetery where artists, scientists and a Suffragette lay in peace
Crime & Legislation
Crime & Legislation
Elizabeth Fry: Pioneering prison reformer
Fry’s injection of kindness transformed the prison experience for Victorian women
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Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera
Skelt's Scenes in the Miller & his Men (scenery sheet)
Skelt, Martin and Matthew
1837-1840
Social History
Social History
Flanders poppy silk flower veiner. (artificial flower veining die)
Selman & Son
1870-1950
Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Sketches of a stone mason, a covered cart, a dray horse and an omnibus (pencil drawing)
Landells, Robert Thomas
1855
