Use these images of antique silver plate to identify your collection. These  antique silver plate serving pieces (plus a Victorian card receiver) were advertised in an 1892 issue of Godey’s Lady’s Book. You can use …

In the late 1850s a new caprice of fashion brought cameos again into favor, and for decades the demand for them increased every year.

The “biggest thing” in 19th century English watering-places was Brighton, which was sometimes called London-by-the-Sea. Brighton was London repeated on a small scale.

Raggedy Ann is a fictional character who has been entertaining and charming young children for almost ninety years.