Design for decoration of the Oriental Court
Design
1863 (made)
1863 (made)
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Drawing with pencil, wash, body colour, gold paint, and pen and ink on paper. This coloured design for the Oriental Court (now Rooms 34-6) shows an ornate decorative scheme for a coffered ceiling. The main field of the central ceiling bay in the drawing is shown to contain a regular, repeating pattern of three distinct ornamental motifs interspersed on a preparatory grid drawn in pencil. A decorative rectangular border encloses the main field. Neighbouring ceiling bays are suggested. Areas of pink-tinged wash indicate the surrounding architectural structure of pillars and a wall. Crease across width of paper towards one end.
Object details
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| Title | Design for decoration of the Oriental Court (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Drawing in pencil, wash, gouache, watercolour, gold paint, and pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Design for Victoria and Albert Museum by Owen Jones, showing ceiling decoration for Oriental Court, about 1863 |
| Physical description | Drawing with pencil, wash, body colour, gold paint, and pen and ink on paper. This coloured design for the Oriental Court (now Rooms 34-6) shows an ornate decorative scheme for a coffered ceiling. The main field of the central ceiling bay in the drawing is shown to contain a regular, repeating pattern of three distinct ornamental motifs interspersed on a preparatory grid drawn in pencil. A decorative rectangular border encloses the main field. Neighbouring ceiling bays are suggested. Areas of pink-tinged wash indicate the surrounding architectural structure of pillars and a wall. Crease across width of paper towards one end. |
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| Accession number | MISC.5883 |
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| Record created | May 17, 2010 |
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