Two designs for alternative borders for a carpet
Design Drawing
ca.1850 (made)
ca.1850 (made)
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Two designs for alternative borders for a carpet. One has a motif of a cross within a diamond between lines of flowers. The other has as its principal motif an inverted heart shape with a foliage finial which contains a fleur-de-lys, and an outer line of flowers.
Object details
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| Title | Two designs for alternative borders for a carpet |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil with grey, red, green, blue and yellow washes |
| Brief description | Design drawing by A.W.N. Pugin |
| Physical description | Two designs for alternative borders for a carpet. One has a motif of a cross within a diamond between lines of flowers. The other has as its principal motif an inverted heart shape with a foliage finial which contains a fleur-de-lys, and an outer line of flowers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed: 'No.1; No.2; 2 patterns of / wide bands;' and with colour notes. |
| Object history | These designs are amongst those identified by J.D. Crace as being for the Houses of Parliament. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 219.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.760-1908 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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