Amazon.com description: Product Description: Victorian sideboards "groaned" with the weight of opulent silver serving pieces, set off by the jewel-like tones of colored art glass vases and bowls. This richly colorful book is a visual journey through the nineteenth century dining room, through over 200 photographs. It becomes clear why the whimsical, beautiful, and sometimes bizarre products of that inventive and colorful time continue to astound and fascinate us. Also included is a facsimile of "How to Set the Table," a rare booklet from 1901. A Value Guide completes the work.