Or even crazy? Or just rebelling against the social constraints of their time? Victorian Lettering: Jenna Blazevich They say Alice Christina Abbott’s weapon of choice was a cup of tea.

A stained glass ornament depicting the eight pointed star of Old North St. Louis hangs from a chandelier inTom and Gloria ...

The sweets were replaced by small gifts and paper hats in the late Victorian period, and remain in this form as an essential part of a modern Christmas. Decorating the home at Christmas also ...

Difficult to access and almost impossible to escape from, it was intended for the most hardened criminals, who were put to work building ships from the local huon pine. Finally, after 11 years ...

Jet, a flat-black, opaque gemstone derived from wood that has experienced extreme compression over millions of years, was the haute stone throughout the Victorian era, a time when fashion and ...

A Victorian-style iron bedstead, simple striped bed linen and patchwork quilt adds a wholesome vintage feel to the bedroom, ...

Take them to the transportation ships. 1880, a Police man in the traditional uniform of the Victorian period. Prison discipline,1884. A Dartmoor prisoner turning the crank as solitary punishment.

The red pine tree, found in North America, can perhaps be best likened to the underwhelming cousin of the more widely known white pine. The qualities of the white pine made it a staple for the early ...

These needled cone-bearing trees are called conifers. Example of conifer trees include pine, fir, spruce and cedar. Some shrubs which are conifers include juniper, arborvitae and others.