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Wallpaper design for the Houses of Parliament

Design Drawing
ca.1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Full-size design, perhaps intended for wallpaper at the Houses of Parliament, with two royal badges, the portcullis and the Tudor rose under a King's crown on a plain background. Not in Pugin's hand.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWallpaper design for the Houses of Parliament
Materials and techniques
Yellow, red, black and green body colours on blue tinted paper.
Brief description
Design by Pugin, Full-size design, perhaps for wallpaper.
Physical description
Full-size design, perhaps intended for wallpaper at the Houses of Parliament, with two royal badges, the portcullis and the Tudor rose under a King's crown on a plain background. Not in Pugin's hand.
Dimensions
  • Height: 647mm
  • Width: 530mm
Subjects depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 225.
Collection
Accession number
D.720-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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