Victorian Values

Sussman, Warren. Culture as

History. NY: Pantheon, 1984.

Queen Victoria 1837-1901

Production

Gilt porcelain flower frog Minton & Co., 1855

The Great Exhibition, 1851

Industrialization

Parlour chair c. 1850

Character

King George V in riding clothesPostcard, 1895

Leisure

Alexander and DiogenesSir Edwin Landseer, 1848

Scarcity

Queen Victoria's study, Osborne HousePhotograph, c1850

Prosperity

How We Advertise NowPunch magazine, 1887

Religion

Canadian recruiting posterc. 1914

Doubt

Charles DarwinPhotograph, 1879

Idealized past

The May QueenJulia Margaret Cameron, 1864

Fear of the future

Remembrance photo, c. 1880

Local culture

Rebellion Had Bad LuckPunch magazine, 1865

Colonization

Substance

Queen AlexandraPhotograph, 1901

Hypocrisy

Mary Simpson a common prostitute age 10 or 11 yearPhotograph, 1871