Drawing
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- Artist/Maker:
Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore, born 1812 - died 1852 (designer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Pen and black ink. Full bound in red leather with marbled endpapers.
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This design is from 'The Chest', a volume of finished drawings of designs for an imaginary medieval chest and its contents, based on Pugin's knowledge of 15th-century artefacts.
This book is the earliest of the group of bound volumes of Pugin's youthful ideal schemes in the V&A and it may be the earliest one there is. The idea of an illustrated book of designs was attempted on several loose sheets by Pugin in 1831 with his 'Designs for Silversmiths'. 'The Chest' gives his book a theme which is continued in 'The Shrine', 1832, which was probably his next book. 'The Chest' marks a turning point between Pugin's early furniture and metalwork designs and his desire to train himself as an architect, also revealed in works such as 'The Shrine' and 'St Margaret's Chapel'.
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.
Physical description
Designs for a chasuble showing the back and the front and a stole. The back of the chasuble is embroidered with a crucifix and the front has a panel of saints.
Place of Origin
UK (made)
Date
1832 (made)
Artist/maker
Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore, born 1812 - died 1852 (designer)
Materials and Techniques
Pen and black ink. Full bound in red leather with marbled endpapers.
Marks and inscriptions
'The Chasuble and Stole'
'A'
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm binding, Width: 185 mm binding, Height: 218 mm paper, Width: 175 mm paper
Object history note
This design is from 'The Chest', a volume of finished drawings of designs for an imaginary medieval chest and its contents which are mainly of an ecclesiastical character, based on Pugin's knowledge of 15th-century artefacts.
This book is the earliest of the group of bound volumes of Pugin's youthful ideal schemes in the V&A and it may be the earliest one there is. The idea of an illustrated book of designs was attempted on several loose sheets by Pugin; his Designs for Silversmiths, 1831. 'The Chest' gives his book a theme which is continued in 'The Shrine', 1832, which was probably his next book and which almost has a story to it. 'The Chest' marks a turning point between Pugin's early furniture and metalwork designs and his desire to train himself as an architect, which is also revealed in works such as 'The Shrine' and 'St Margaret's Chapel'.
Descriptive line
Pugin, not located ABOVE PRESS E. 116, LEVEL D. Designs for a chasuble, 'The Chest' by A.W.N. Pugin.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 130.
Materials
Pen and ink
Techniques
Drawing
Subjects depicted
Saints; Crucifix; Chasuble; Stole
Categories
Designs
Collection code
PDP
