Victorian decorative art refers to the style of decorative art during the Victorian era. The Victorian-style design is widely viewed as having enjoyed the excess of ornaments. The Victorian Era is known for its interpretation and the eclectic revival of historic styles mixed with the introduction of Middle Eastern and Asian influences on interior furniture, furnishings and decorations. The Arts and Crafts Movement, aesthetic movement, Anglo-Japanese style, and Art Nouveau style have their beginnings in the late Victorian era and gothic period.
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The interior decoration and the Victorian era interior design are noted for order and ornamentation. The home of this period is ideally divided into rooms, with private and public spaces carefully separated. The living room is the most important space in the home and is a showcase for homeowners where guests are entertained. The empty space is considered unpalatable, so that every surface is filled with objects that reflect the interests and aspirations of the owner. The dining room is the second most important room in the house. Buffet is most often the focal point of the dining room and is decorated with very ornate decorations.
Wall and ceiling
The choice of paint color on the walls in the Victorian houses is said to be based on the use of the room. The alleys in the hallway and the ladder hall were painted a dull gray to keep up with the surrounding space. Most people coat walls or wood. Also on the wall it's common to print into wet plaster to make it resemble a stone block. Finishes made of marble or grained are often found in doors and wood. "Graining" is meant to mimic the higher quality wood that is more difficult to work with. There are special rules for the selection and placement of interior colors. The theory of "harmony by analogy" is to use colors located next to each other on the color wheel. And the second is "harmony with contrast" which uses colors that are opposite to each other on the color wheel. There is a preferred tripartite wall including dado or leaflets at the bottom, a field in the middle and ornaments or wall hangings at the top. It was popular in the 20th century. Frederick Walton who invented linoleum in 1863 created a process for embossing semi-liquid flax seed oil, which was supported with paper or waterproof canvas. It is called Lincrusta and is applied like wallpaper. This process makes it easy to process the oil and make it resemble wood, leather or any kind of skin. On the ceiling of 8-14 feet the color is colored three colors brighter than the colors on the wall and usually have high quality ornaments because decorative ceilings are preferred.
Furniture
No one style of furniture is dominant in the Victorian period. Designers mostly use and modify many styles taken from various time periods in history such as Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, English Rococo, Neoklasik and others. Gothic and Rococo awakening styles are the most common style to be seen in furniture so far in history.
Wallpaper
Wallpapers and wallcoverings become accessible to increase the number of households with various designs and various costs. This is due to the introduction of mass production techniques and, in the UK, the abolition of 1836 of the Wallpaper tax was introduced in 1712.
Wallpapers are often made in intricate floral patterns with primary colors (red, blue, and yellow) in the background and overprinted with beige and brown. This was followed by writings inspired by Gothic art in earthly tones with stylish leaves and floral patterns. William Morris was one of the most influential wallpaper designers and fabrics during the second half of the Victorian period. Morris was inspired and used the Medieval and Gothic rugs in his work. Embossed paper is used on ceilings and friezes.
The old interior
The old interior is preserved
See also
- Victorian fashion
- Victoriana
- Eastlake Movement
- French polish
- Neo-Victorian
- Pteridomania
- The Staffordshire dog statue
- Charles Eastlake, Victorian designer
- Augustus Pugin, the Victorian designer
References
External links
Media associated with the Victorian era on Wikimedia Commons
- Victorian Room Virtual Tour
- Victorian Design (victorianweb.org) includes ceramics, furniture, glass, jewelry, metal, and textiles.
- The Early History of Victorian Furniture in the UK
- Decoration and interior design
- Flower Wallpaper
- The End of Victorian Victorian Furniture History in England
- Victorian Bookmark
- Some-Victorian.com - Art, craft, and interior design articles from Victorian magazines.
- "Victorian Furniture Styles". Furniture . Museum of Victoria and Albert . Retrieved 2011-04-03 .
- The history of wallcoverings and wallpapers
- Interior design: Victorian - National Trust
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