Design for a panel of ceiling decoration
Design Drawing
ca.1849 (made)
ca.1849 (made)
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Full size design, incomplete (on 2 sheets joines), for a panel of ceiling decoration, with a central circle, which is surrounded by a rib and on which two alternative flower patterns, from which radiate eight brancehs of leaves and flowers of which only one is partially shown.
Object details
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Title | Design for a panel of ceiling decoration |
Materials and techniques | Pencil and brown wash. |
Brief description | Design for a panel of ceiling decoration by A.W. N. Pugin |
Physical description | Full size design, incomplete (on 2 sheets joines), for a panel of ceiling decoration, with a central circle, which is surrounded by a rib and on which two alternative flower patterns, from which radiate eight brancehs of leaves and flowers of which only one is partially shown. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with colour notes. |
Object history | Design for interior decoration of Houses of Parliament. No panels with this design now exist in the Houses of Parliament, but Pugin's correspondence with Crace (RIBAL MSS) reveals that many patterns for ceiling panels were made, and frequently alternatives were provided. |
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Bibliographic reference | Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 215.
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Accession number | D.997-1908 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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