Design for decoration of the Oriental Court
Design
1863 (made)
1863 (made)
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Drawing in pencil, wash, watercolour, gouache, gold paint, and pen and ink on paper. Geometric design in blue and red.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Drawing in pencil, wash, watercolour, gouache, gold paint, and pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Owen Jones, design for ceiling for V&A Oriental Courts: 'Alhambra' scheme. 1863. |
| Physical description | Drawing in pencil, wash, watercolour, gouache, gold paint, and pen and ink on paper. Geometric design in blue and red. |
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| Object history | A Science and Art Department Board minute précis dated 25th April 1863 indicates that Owen Jones was to be asked to suggest decoration designs for the Oriental Courts. Some of Jones' resultant designs, including this one, bear a Science and Art Department stamp mark dated 7th May 1863. |
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| Accession number | MISC.5887 |
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| Record created | May 17, 2010 |
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