Victorian Houseware, Hardware and Kitchenware: A Pictorial Archive with Over 2000 Illustrations

Teeming with over 2,000 illustrations?reprinted from rare woodcut engravings and selected from hard-to-find antique trade catalogs?this fascinating archive offers an extensive view of the furnishings of a typical 19th-century home. It features andirons and ash sifters, housemaids? buckets and buttonhole cutters, sausage stuffers, seed strippers, spittoons, and hundreds of other items. Captions provide descriptions that include size, weight, and cost. An indispensable reference for historians and collectors; a valuable source of royalty-free art for designers and craftspeople.

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A HUGE VOLUME DUE TO SIZE AND NUMBER OF PAGES.

Author: Ronald S. Barlow
Publisher: Dover
Extra Details: Pictorial Card Covers 9 x 12 inches tall,376 Pages, lavishly illustrated throughout.