Design
1847 (made)
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This working drawing is for the elevation of the high altar, retable, and central receptacle for the consecrated Host, known as the tabernacle, for the Roman Catholic church of St. Thomas of Canterbury, Fulham, London. The drawing shows the left half of the retable only and the tabernacle. The right side with a sketch of the tabernacle is otherwise left unfinished. The drawing is annotated with measurements and depicts St. Thomas at the centre of the altar. It is by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852), about 1847. There is a design dated '1847' for the altar alone (E.411-2009) and for the altar, retable, and tabernacle (E.415-2009) that are also by Pugin.
Pugin was an architect, designer, and writer whose work became the theoretical and practical inspiration for the Gothic Revival movement. A convert to Roman Catolicism in 1835, Pugin soon became a leading architect for new Roman Catholic churches. In 1841, when he published The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture , Pugin felt confident about both the progress of the Gothic revival and the growth of the Roman Catholic church in England.
Pugin was an architect, designer, and writer whose work became the theoretical and practical inspiration for the Gothic Revival movement. A convert to Roman Catolicism in 1835, Pugin soon became a leading architect for new Roman Catholic churches. In 1841, when he published The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture , Pugin felt confident about both the progress of the Gothic revival and the growth of the Roman Catholic church in England.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil on tracing paper |
| Brief description | Elevation of high altar for St. Thomas of Canterbury, Fulham, by A.W.N. Pugin, 1847 |
| Physical description | Drawing of elevation of high altar, above which is a tabernacle, on a large sheet of tracing paper |
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| Production type | Design |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'altar top 7 ..11 + 3..0' |
| Credit line | Given by the Order of the Visitation |
| Object history | There is a manuscript letter by Pugin MSL/2009/12 in the National Art Library which relates to this commission. |
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| Summary | This working drawing is for the elevation of the high altar, retable, and central receptacle for the consecrated Host, known as the tabernacle, for the Roman Catholic church of St. Thomas of Canterbury, Fulham, London. The drawing shows the left half of the retable only and the tabernacle. The right side with a sketch of the tabernacle is otherwise left unfinished. The drawing is annotated with measurements and depicts St. Thomas at the centre of the altar. It is by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852), about 1847. There is a design dated '1847' for the altar alone (E.411-2009) and for the altar, retable, and tabernacle (E.415-2009) that are also by Pugin. Pugin was an architect, designer, and writer whose work became the theoretical and practical inspiration for the Gothic Revival movement. A convert to Roman Catolicism in 1835, Pugin soon became a leading architect for new Roman Catholic churches. In 1841, when he published The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture , Pugin felt confident about both the progress of the Gothic revival and the growth of the Roman Catholic church in England. |
| Bibliographic reference | Wedgwood, Alexandra, In Atterbury, Paul. and Wainwright, Clive eds. Pugin. A Gothic Passion. New Haven and London: Yale University Press in association with the V&A, 1994. p.58, ill. ISBN 0300060149. |
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| Accession number | E.409-2009 |
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| Record created | July 31, 2009 |
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