1890
Nineteenth century's end
The number between 1889 and 1891.
Most commonly encountered as a year in the late nineteenth century, during the Victorian era in Britain and the Gilded Age in America: The book was first published in 1890.
Also appears in addresses, model numbers, and other numerical designations.
Art movement emphasizing light
- Art NouveauCurvilinear decorative movement, 1890s
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- Moulin RougeHistoric Parisian cabaret
- Toulouse-LautrecFin-de-siècle lithographer
Eiffel Tower · Parisian · cancan · absinthe · bohemian · fin de siècle · operetta · promenade
Boned waist-shaping undergarment
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
- crinolineStructural petticoat for volume
- parasolHandheld shade device
- gaslightDistort someone's reality
carriage · etiquette · gentility · Queen Victoria · penny dreadful · suffragette · telegram · morality
Twelve-month duration
- decadeTen-year span
- centuryHundred-year span
- 1890sFinal Victorian years
- fin de siècleCentury's closing cultural moment
turn-of-the-century · epoch · era · timeline · date · period · annals · historical record
Transition to factory-based economy
- robber baronUnscrupulous wealthy industrialist
- CarnegieGilded Age industrialist
- RockefellerIndustrial dynasty surname
- railroadPermanent track for trains
tenement · immigration · Ellis Island · Homestead Act · labor strike · manifest destiny · expansionism · frontier
Object worth amassing
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- vintageQuality from past eras
- relicPreserved ancient object
- artifactHuman-made historical object
restoration · patina · curio · time-worn · treasure · memorabilia · preservation · ornate
Brownish monochrome, vintage effect
- bygoneOf earlier times
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- wistfulSadly longing for something
reminiscence · turn-of-the-century · yesteryear · quaint · pastoral · simpler times · golden age · remembrance
Adoption of current methods
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- WesternizationAdopting Western cultural practices
- TokyoJapan's capital city
constitution · parliament · silk trade · railway · ukiyo-e · Sino-Japanese
Impressionism
Art movement emphasizing light
- Art NouveauCurvilinear decorative movement, 1890s
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- Moulin RougeHistoric Parisian cabaret
Toulouse-Lautrec · Eiffel Tower · Parisian · cancan · absinthe · bohemian · fin de siècle · operetta · promenade · haute couture
corset
Boned waist-shaping undergarment
gaslight · carriage · etiquette · gentility · Queen Victoria · penny dreadful · suffragette · telegram · morality · colonialism
year
Twelve-month duration
fin de siècle · turn-of-the-century · epoch · era · timeline · date · period · annals · historical record · late Victorian
industrialization
Transition to factory-based economy
- robber baronUnscrupulous wealthy industrialist
- CarnegieGilded Age industrialist
- RockefellerIndustrial dynasty surname
railroad · tenement · immigration · Ellis Island · Homestead Act · labor strike · manifest destiny · expansionism · frontier · transcontinental
collectible
Object worth amassing
artifact · restoration · patina · curio · time-worn · treasure · memorabilia · preservation · ornate · filigree
sepia-toned
Brownish monochrome, vintage effect
- bygoneOf earlier times
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
wistful · reminiscence · turn-of-the-century · yesteryear · quaint · pastoral · simpler times · golden age · remembrance · bittersweet
modernization
Adoption of current methods
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- WesternizationAdopting Western cultural practices
Tokyo · constitution · parliament · silk trade · railway · ukiyo-e · Sino-Japanese