Who Prefers Victorian Antiques Over New Furniture?
Written by lionmom on September 3, 2008 – 5:09 am -This is a question recently posed by “manicbhpp” on an internet forum recorded by “Yahoo Answers”. He elicited a range of responses from the participants. This is a question that touches on the issue of personal preferences. Personal taste is something that it is really impossible to argue about, because everyone has their own likes and dislikes. I personally love Victorian antiques. However, I had an art history instructor who hated anything Victorian, decried the architectural “gingerbreading” and what she felt was the “overly ornate furniture”. She believed that the ornamentation was a substitute for “style”. I didn’t care, I loved it anyway. As you will see,... more
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