Occasionally in Toronto, one can find an original Queen Anne Style window in a Bay and Gable, or other Victorian, styled home. Apparently, improved glass making in the 1880s meant that designers could build larger windows with fewer small mullioned panes, however, mullions were still appreciated for their aesthetics.
Queen Anne window style, the result of [...]
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Stained Glass Queen Anne, or “Cottage” Style Windows
Posted in Victorian Millwork, tagged Antique Hardware, Bay-and-Gable, Glazing, Millwork, Queen Anne, Victorian, Window casings on October 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Late 1880s Victorian Millwork
Posted in Victorian Millwork, tagged antique doors, Architrave, Baluster, Bannister, Baseboards, Bay-and-Gable, Corner blocks, Eastlake, High Victorian, Historic millwork, industrialism, late 1800s, Mahogany, Millwork, Oak, Painted oak graining, Pine, Private rooms, Public rooms, Queen Anne, Railway, Victorian, West Toronto Junction, Window casings, Wood moldings, wood moulding on December 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Industrialism resulted in the wide availability of architectural millwork that was once only available to wealthy clients building the best of homes. Late Victorian or “High Victorian” millwork was the most elaborate and suited popular Victorian revival styles of the time including Queen Anne and Eastlake. Hull (2003) refers to the period 1890-1910 as the [...]
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