Wallpaper or textile design for the Houses of Parliament

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Artist/Maker	A.W.N. Pugin (designer)
Place of origin	London (made)

Full-size incomplete design, perhaps for a textiles or a wallpaper, with a fleur-de-lys and cinquefoil flowers set within a leaf shape, alternating with further fleur-de-lys. Some alterations are marked and an alternative design with a type of pineapple is shown on a separate sheet of paper which is pinned to the main sheet.

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Category	Designs
Object type	Design drawing
Title	Wallpaper or textile design for the Houses of Parliament
Materials and techniques	Pencil and red wash on tinted paper Pencil Wash
Brief description	Design, by AWN Pugin and J C Crace, 19th century
Physical description	Full-size incomplete design, perhaps for a textiles or a wallpaper, with a fleur-de-lys and cinquefoil flowers set within a leaf shape, alternating with further fleur-de-lys. Some alterations are marked and an alternative design with a type of pineapple is shown on a separate sheet of paper which is pinned to the main sheet.
Dimensions	Height: 840mm Width: 345mm
Marks and inscriptions	Inscribed, possibly in J.G.Crace's hand 'It is the / part running / across here / that makes / a direct horizontal / stripe Square; A; B; C; D'
Object history	This design shows certain awkwardness that are not characteristic of Pugin's work, and it is therefore considered that this is a work of J.G.Crace, closely modelled on examples of Pugin's work.
Subjects depicted	Fleur De Lys Leaves
Association	Palace of Westminster
Other number	D.788A-1908
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	D.788-1908

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1028259/wallpaper-or-textile-design-for-design-drawing-awn-pugin/

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