Consuming Indian textiles
Indian textiles were valued for a variety of reasons in 19th-century Britain. They were prized as symbolic trophies…
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Victorian furniture styles
This page describes various different Victorian styles of furniture. The styles vary and include Japanese designs, …
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Interview with Professor Bernard Nevill
Professor Bernard Nevill studied and taught at St Martin's College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. H…
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Aestheticism - the cult of beauty
In the 1860s the new and exciting 'Cult of Beauty' united, for a while at least, romantic bohemians such as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones and Whistler.
John Pierpont Morgan
John Pierpont Morgan was a banker, financier and art collector who loaned a portion of his collection to the Museum. His collection of stained glass was given to the Museum by his son.
St George and the Dragon window, Gabriel Dante Rossetti, about 1862
In about 1862 Dante Gabriel Rossetti designed this series of six stained-glass windows telling the story of St George. It was the first successful commission as decorators of the company Morris, Marshall & Faulkner.
Conserving the Hereford Screen
The Conservation Project, Hereford Screen
Thomas Hope & the Regency style
Thomas Hope (1769–1831) was influential as a designer, design reformer and collector. He was a collector on a grand scale and also an innovative designer of great genius who helped define what we understand as the Regency style.
A gift in your will
You may not have thought of including a gift to a museum in your will, but the V&A is a charity and legacies form an important source of funding for our work. It is not just the great collectors and the wealthy who leave legacies to the V&A. Legacies of all sizes, large and small, make a real difference to what we can do and your support can help ensure that future generations enjoy the V&A as much as you have.
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