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Topographical drawing

Topographical Drawing
1840-52 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Studies of church furnishings from the Church of St. Mary, Liege, Tongres. Studies of two 15th century brass bracket candelabra, a 15th century morse with a scene of the Virgin and Child standing between angels who carry shields, a nimbus and foliage motifs, a circular box, probably of the 15th century, engraved with 'Agnus Dei' on the rim, possibly a pyx or perhaps a case for an Agnus Dei (a cake of consecrated wax) and a vane with terminates in a crystal ball.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTopographical drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink over pencil
Brief description
A. W. Pugin. One of 135 assorted topographical drawings.
Physical description
Studies of church furnishings from the Church of St. Mary, Liege, Tongres. Studies of two 15th century brass bracket candelabra, a 15th century morse with a scene of the Virgin and Child standing between angels who carry shields, a nimbus and foliage motifs, a circular box, probably of the 15th century, engraved with 'Agnus Dei' on the rim, possibly a pyx or perhaps a case for an Agnus Dei (a cake of consecrated wax) and a vane with terminates in a crystal ball.
Dimensions
  • Height: 252mm
  • Width: 163mm
Production typeCopy
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed 'Ornaments from Treasuror [sic] / Tongres', 'Brass Branches. Tongres', 'nimbus of a silver image', (beside circular box) 'B. Virgin / the Agnus Dei / on the other / side' and with a measurement for the morse and some parts of the objects labelled. Signed and dated in monogram 'AWPugin /1851'
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 282.
Collection
Accession number
E.77:56-1970

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Record createdSeptember 6, 2010
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