alleryWhat did handmade products come to symbolise for Victorian upper classes?
ACheap mass production
BMachine speed and output
CRefinement and class
DColonial trade power
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Refinement and class
Handmade goods were better finished and carefully designed, so they stood for good taste and social rank.
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