Design for textiles or wallpaper
Design Drawing
ca. 1850 (made)
ca. 1850 (made)
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Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) is widely considered as one of the most significant and influential architects, designers and theorists of the 19th century. Following his conversion to Catholicism in 1835, he identified the Gothic style with Christian architecture and his work and writings inspired and framed the Gothic Revival. In 'Contrasts', published in 1836, he condemned classical forms and ardently praised 14th and 15th-century architecture. Pugin is best remembered for his work on the Palace of Westminster, in which he was responsible for much of the interior decoration. The Palace, commonly known as the Houses of Parliament, was reconstructed in the Gothic style from 1840 following a devastating fire.
Exotic fruits such as pineapples and pomegranites have a long history as popular artistic motifs, symbolising opulence, power and hospitality.
Exotic fruits such as pineapples and pomegranites have a long history as popular artistic motifs, symbolising opulence, power and hospitality.
Object details
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| Title | Design for textiles or wallpaper |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink with green wash on yellow tinted paper |
| Brief description | Design, by AWN Pugin, 19th century |
| Physical description | Full-size decorative design (on 2 sheets joined) possibly for textiles or wallpapers, with a large leaf shape enclosing a type of pineapple within borders, with complicated frilly edged foliage above and below. |
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| Production type | Design |
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| Summary | Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) is widely considered as one of the most significant and influential architects, designers and theorists of the 19th century. Following his conversion to Catholicism in 1835, he identified the Gothic style with Christian architecture and his work and writings inspired and framed the Gothic Revival. In 'Contrasts', published in 1836, he condemned classical forms and ardently praised 14th and 15th-century architecture. Pugin is best remembered for his work on the Palace of Westminster, in which he was responsible for much of the interior decoration. The Palace, commonly known as the Houses of Parliament, was reconstructed in the Gothic style from 1840 following a devastating fire. Exotic fruits such as pineapples and pomegranites have a long history as popular artistic motifs, symbolising opulence, power and hospitality. |
| Bibliographic reference | Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 275.
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| Accession number | D.784-1908 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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