Bonnie Holden's Victorian, personalized, all occasion art

The story beside each scene will be placed on the back of your framed Victorian print.

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#56-VL-3 Her Wedding Day Especially great for a bride.

Personalize the ribbon with her name.

( Janet's Wedding Day)

Hair color change available.

Bonnie Holden's Victorian Collection

The Victorian Lady Series

This is a series that is great for Victorian collectors,

especially for a young girl. Each scene has a delightful story on the back, as well as the history of the dress of the time. New Ladies will be added periodically.

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"HER WEDDING DAY"

When she was just a little girl, she dreamed of being a bride. Then someone special came into her life and "being a Bride" took on a deeper meaning. Now her wedding day is here. The hopes, the dreams, and all those months of planning have come together at last. As she reflects upon this perfect day, the little flower girl arranges her cathedral veil made of the finest French muslin of the time. Her faithful white cat, watching the special preparations from his position on the slip chair, also knows that this is a very special day.

"Little Victorian Facts 1864"
Bridal bouquets were not carried by brides of this time, but were presented to her after the ceremony. However, a tradition of the time, was that of encircling the head or headdress with wax orange blossoms and also tucking them into folds and various places on the wedding dress. A member of European royalty remarked of his bride, that she looked like a brush coming down the aisle.

Ribbons can be placed in almost any scene, if you choose and are scaled to the size of the picture. Please click on the ribbon to learn more about personalization.

#57-VL-4 TEA TIME
Especially great hostess gift

"TEA TIME"

"Tea Time" is somewhere around four o' clock in the late afternoon. It is a time for getting away from the activity of the day and enjoying the peaceful relaxation of a cup of tea, delightful pastries or dainty finger sandwiches.
After serving her guests who have retired to another room, our Victorian hostess prepares a cup of tea for her enjoyment as she joins her guests.

"Little Victorian Facts 1875"
The clock we now know as the grandfather
clock was the first timepiece used as a home decor accessory. It was then referred to as "the Bongo Clock" because of its design configuration.

Because homes were heated with many huge open hearth fireplaces, women were always in danger of the long trains on their dresses catching on fire. This was the leading cause of accidental death for women of this time. It was therefore discovered that by weighing the dress and adding an equal weight of a laundry product called whiting to the starch, the garment would be fireproof.