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  2. 1858 Bradford sweets poisoning - Wikipedia

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    In the Victorian era, arsenic was an ingredient in several household products, including medicines (for external and internal use), candles, wallpaper, soft furnishings and colourants for foods. [10] It was also used as a poison for murder.

  3. Paris green - Wikipedia

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    Scheele's green is a chemically simpler, less brilliant, and less permanent, copper-arsenic pigment used for a rather short time before Paris green was first prepared, which was approximately 1814. It was popular as a wallpaper pigment and would degrade, with moisture and molds, to arsine gas.

  4. Scheele's green - Wikipedia

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    An article "Pretty Poison-Wreaths" described her repeated illness from arsenic poisoning leading to her death, and detailed autopsy findings of eyes and fingernails turned green from the pigment. [5] By the 1890s the last brand of wallpaper using it ceased production. [6]

  5. William Morris wallpaper designs - Wikipedia

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    In the 1850s, during the Victorian era prior to Morris, most English wallpaper was inspired by the geometric and historical designs of Augustus Welby Pugin, who had created the neo-Gothic interiors of Westminster Palace, and Owen Jones, notable for his abstract geometric patterns. Wallpaper design was also strongly influenced by imitations of ...

  6. Victorian decorative arts - Wikipedia

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    Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. Victorian refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian were used in construction. However, many elements of what is typically termed "Victorian" architecture did ...

  7. Arsenic Act 1851 - Wikipedia

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    The Arsenic Act 1851 [1] or the Sale of Arsenic Regulation Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict. c. 13) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed in 1851, during the reign of Queen Victoria. Arsenic was at the time widely used as a pigment and in agricultural products such as sheep dressings; the Act was introduced to address increasing ...

  8. Lincrusta - Wikipedia

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    Lincrusta wall covering, Roseland Cottage Detail of Byzantine pattern Lincrusta wall covering. Lincrusta is a deeply embossed wallcovering, invented by Frederick Walton. Walton was already known for patenting linoleum floor covering in 1860. [1] [2] Lincrusta was launched in 1877 and was used in a host of applications from royal homes to ...

  9. Victorian-era cosmetics - Wikipedia

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    Victorian-era cosmetics were cosmetic products used during the Victorian age. Victorian cosmetics sometimes used toxic ingredients such as lead , mercury , arsenic , and ammonia . Many cosmetic products were aimed at achieving as pale a complexion as possible, as this would indicate a woman did not have to work outside, and was thus of high status.

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