Pat Reynolds wrote:
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> 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?
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Why not "Victorian (1840-1900)"? Can't be confused about that.
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