The late-Victorian period was a time of innovation and invention. Furniture designers took advantage of new technologies, making turnings and ornaments that were impossible earlier. The center table ...

The Hometown History column is presented by the Fenton History Center and The Post-Journal. Each Friday, a distinct item from the Fenton History Center collections or archival special collections will ...

On January 28 in London, Bonhams will host its “Gentleman’s Library Sale,” which is aptly filled with silver timepieces, hand-painted globes, and wood furniture. A notable lot from the last category ...

This silver on copper “bisquit jar” is a classic Victorian piece. It uses an old spelling for “biscuit,” a British-English term. In present day American English, we would call it a cookie jar. Silver ...

Victorians were very particular about their settings for dinner tables, especially at Christmas time. Some of the descriptions include water fountains, lakes and elaborate stands filled with flowers ...

Kit Walker and Deb Field were looking for a business to buy when they saw a newspaper ad for a bed and breakfast in the King William neighborhood in 1996. The complex included the main house, built in ...