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(1) The Victorian Ideal

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Which were the most popular bed shapes during the Victorian Era?

(1) The Victorian Ideal

Formal, geometrical shapes such as circles, diamonds, pointed cross (both St George and St Andrews crosses were favoured .), Semi circles, squares, rectangles, cresent moons, ovals triangles , hexagons, octagons, stars, lozenges, fleur de lys and scallops were the norm.
A combination of several of the above shapes , set out on a large lawn was not uncommon.

   

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