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Victoriana is a term used to refer to material culture related to the Victorian period (1837–1901).[1] It often refers to decorative objects, but can also describe a variety of artifacts from the era including graphic design, publications, photography, machinery, architecture, fashion, and Victorian collections of natural specimens.[2] The term can also refer to Victorian-inspired designs, nostalgic representations, or references to Victorian-era aesthetics or culture appropriated for use in new contexts [3]

The term "Victoriana" was coined in 1918, just before a wave of interest in Victorian objects and artifacts began in the 1920s. Another increased period of collecting of Victoriana emerged in the 1950s.[4] In 1951, the Festival of Britain commemorated the centenary of the Victorian era's first world's fair, the 1851 Great Exhibition held at the Crystal Palace.[5]

In the 1960s and 1970s, the eclectic character of Victorian era

Stevengraphs were popular collectable items during the revival of interest in Victoriana in the 1960s and 1970s.[7]

In the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher, then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, promoted an interest in Victoriana by emphasizing "Victorian family values"[8] as part of a roadmap to cultural, moral, and economic improvement.[9]

Popular culture

In science fiction circles (especially in genres like steampunk), Victoriana is used loosely to describe mock-Victorian worlds, where visual references to the machinery of the Industrial Revolution are incorporated into urban, romanticized pastiches with fantastic creatures and imagined mechanical contraptions.[10][11][12]

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References

  1. ^ "Definition of VICTORIANA". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  2. ^ Stevens, Matthes (18 January 2021). "John Gould: The age of collecting". The Australian Museum. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
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  7. ^ Thorncroft, Antony. Memories are made of this FT.com 29 November 2008
  8. ^ "TV Interview for London Weekend Television Weekend World ("Victorian Values") | Margaret Thatcher Foundation". www.margaretthatcher.org. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  9. ^ "What is Thatcherism?". BBC News. 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
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