No Victorian veranda or garden was complete without its patio furniture, lawn settee, or outdoor bench. These seating arrangements would be attractive and comfortable, adding to the coziness of an "indoor living-room" to the charms of the outdoor garden. Below are examples of 19th century garden furniture available to the discerning Victorian. Maybe they are not as comfortable as today's outdoor patio furniture and garden furniture -- lounge chairs, lawn chairs and hammocks -- but they are very elegant.
TRICLININIUM, 1870s
At first glance, the outdoor garden chairs in the above illustration seem to be carelessly placed around a small center table, yet on close examination it is seen that they are all securely fastened to the pedestal of the table, and are all joined together to form one piece of patio furniture.
WROUGHT-IRON CHAIR, 1850s
This garden furniture chair is lighter than cast iron and is much more easily moved from place to place in an outdoor garden. It is adapted to be fixed under the shade of a tree in a home garden, or divided into four compartments.
