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American Modern Gothic furnishings evolved from the 19th century design reform movement in England. English proponents advocated for “honest” furniture construction with discernible joinery, quality materials, and modern adaptations of medieval motifs. #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on June 30, 2019.

Anglo-Japanese furniture often had straight lines balanced by solids and voids. Japanese motifs such as flowers, butterflies, fans, fretwork, spiders, and the stylized imperial mon, a circular geometric decorative motif, might be applied. #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on June 19, 2019.

Enthusiasm for Japanese arts in the 1880s was reflected in American decorative arts, furniture, and even print material. Anglo-Japanese furniture served as an extreme contrast to the highly complex Renaissance Revival style popular at the time. #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on June 19, 2019.

“The Style of Display: Victorian Pedestals” is on display pre-security in the International Terminal. https://t.co/ypTvPxHHbz #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on June 15, 2019.

Herter Brothers set the standard for high-quality furniture in the late nineteenth-century. Herter Brothers made furniture inspired by a variety of historical revival styles popular at the time, such as Neo-Grec, which the pedestal displayed here reflects. #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on June 15, 2019.

“The Style of Display: Victorian Pedestals” is on display pre-security in the International Terminal. https://t.co/ypTvPxHHbz #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on June 05, 2019.

Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign (1798–1801) ignited an inextinguishable fascination with ancient Egypt. Archaeologists and scholars published numerous accounts of their discoveries in Egypt throughout the century. #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on June 05, 2019.

Exposure to Ancient Egypt inspired the Egyptian Revival, a design style that permeated western decorative arts and furniture in the nineteenth century. Obelisks, hieroglyphs, sphinxes, pyramids, scarabs, and lotus blossoms were popular motifs. #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on June 05, 2019.

“The Style of Display: Victorian Pedestals” is on display pre-security in the International Terminal. https://t.co/ypTvPxHHbz #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on May 29, 2019.

This ebonized plant stand features polychrome painted decoration and gilding. Greek fretwork adorns the bottom of the pedestal while winged cherubs grace either side; gold chains drape from their feet. #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on May 29, 2019.

In response to the Victorians’ love of collecting and eclectic display, furniture firms produced stands to display all manner of items—from plants, vases, and candleholders to smoking paraphernalia. #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on May 29, 2019.

Victorian pedestals, meant to showcase sculpture, are fascinating decorative art objects to behold. These stands showcased vases, candleholders, and plants. #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on May 17, 2019.