Most Victorian houses were built with a linen closet, well arranged to show the piles of sheets, pillowcases, and towels, as well as the table linen, each and all with a sachet bag of sweet lavender.
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Victorian house pictures, rooms, house plans and historic houses.
Victorian, Regency, Edwardian, 1920s fashions and accessories.
Holidays, crafts, recipes, parties, music, dance, etiquette.
Home decor, remodeling, gardening, restoration.
History, lifestyle, mourning, carriages, toys and dolls.
Gallery chronicles the history of photography from its invention in 1839 up to the 1960s.
The heir of the 5th Duke of Devonshire and infamous Duchess Georgiana.
Over 100 images from this exhibition can be viewed online.
Artist was commissioned in 1771 to complete four large canvases for the comtesse Du Barry, the consort of Louis XV.