Wall decoration in America progressed from white walls, to clay wash, to hand painting, to stenciling, to small imported sheets, and, at last, to rolls of paper.

Highlighted is a cottage house plan for a three bedroom country residence.

With these simple directions, create an elegant Victorian fan originally featured in an 1883 women’s magazine.

A charming 1820s dress featuring the high-waist style of the period is transformed into an elegant dinner dress with the simple removal of the detachable lower full-length sleeves.

This elegant pair of black velvet Victorian shoes is from the late 19th century.

Victorian children were as enchanted with toys and playhouses as any child today.

The Geffrye explores how and why the huge interest in plants and flowers manifested itself in Victorian middle-class homes. Much of the exhibition is given over to what actually happened ‘at home’ in the nineteenth century.

Parquet hardwood flooring borders were supplied at a price which was scarcely greater per superficial foot than that paid for a good Brussels carpet.