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Subject:	Re: Labels for children
From:	"Robert T. Handy" <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Fri, 27 Feb 1998 09:44:40 -0600
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Pat Reynolds wrote:
>
> The one thing which I wish I knew, and haven't had time to research: > > do our visitors understand 'Victorian' better than '1800s' or better > > than 1840-1900?  By 'understand', I mean that, when I say this object > is 'Victorian', do they have some idea of the kind of houses in which > the owner lived, of the clothes they wore, of their employment, and so > on?
>
Why not "Victorian (1840-1900)"?  Can't be confused about that.
--
Bob Handy, Director
Brazoria County Historical Museum
100 East Cedar
Angleton, Texas 77515
(409) 864-1208
(409) 864-1217 (Fax)
http://www.bchm.org

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