Design for wallpaper
Design Drawing
1847 (made)
1847 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Design for wallpaper with the design of a pineapple on a multifoil leaf shape supported on ogival bands which are decorated with quatrefoil flowers. The bands enclose fleur-de-lys, with crowns between them.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Design for wallpaper |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, red and green washes on yellow tinted ground |
| Brief description | Design by Pugin |
| Physical description | Design for wallpaper with the design of a pineapple on a multifoil leaf shape supported on ogival bands which are decorated with quatrefoil flowers. The bands enclose fleur-de-lys, with crowns between them. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inches marked, and a scale for enlarging pattern in ratio of 5 to 4 marked. Inscribed 'No.5' |
| Object history | Wall-paper design for Conference room of Houses of Parliament. This pattern was registered by Craceat the Office of Designs on 3 April 1848. |
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| Association | |
| Bibliographic reference | Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 220-221
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.825-1908 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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