Hello members and visitors of MangelsDesigns !
I'm Beryl Peters, a keen collector of Victoriana in its many forms. I use these resources as inspiration for my writing and design work, following up my career in teaching. One of my collections is of Victorian illustrated photograph albums which date from around the 1890s, the onset of popular photography. The novelty of family photographs needing to be displayed ornately, combined with the entrepreneurial Victorian business men's constant search for new products, gave birth to the illustrated album. This was displayed with pride in the parlour, alongside the scrap album and family bible. The photograph album pages became elaborately decorated, the artists taking their ideas from all aspects of life during that exciting time.
I am honoured to be sharing some of my collection with so many of you who value the sentiments of the Victorian era. These decorated pages offer an insight into their reverence for family life. I'm fascinated by the thought that modern technology is allowing so many families, from all over the world, to frame and to hold dear those aspects of their life they want to keep for future generations... wouldn't the Victorians be surprised to see their wonderful artwork perpetuated in this way?
Beryl Peters
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