Decoration of the Oriental Court (now galleries 34 to 36) at the V&A
Design
1863 (made)
1863 (made)
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Drawing in pencil, wash, gouache, gold paint, watercolour, and pen and ink on paper. This coloured design shows an ornate decorative scheme for a section of arcade with segmental arches. The spandrels of the central arch depicted feature a large ornamental rosette on each side and stylised, foliated arabesques, all enclosed within a decorative border which interlaces in the centre to form a circle. The decoration of the piers and partially indicated arches on either side of the central one is not shown. Lines drawn across the span of each archway suggest enclosed windows or apertures rather than open passageways. Some creasing, foxing and staining, and compass hole.
Object details
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| Title | Decoration of the Oriental Court (now galleries 34 to 36) at the V&A (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Drawing in pencil, wash, gouache, gold paint, watercolour, and pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Owen Jones, design for arcade decoration for V&A Oriental Courts: 'Alhambra' scheme. 1863. |
| Physical description | Drawing in pencil, wash, gouache, gold paint, watercolour, and pen and ink on paper. This coloured design shows an ornate decorative scheme for a section of arcade with segmental arches. The spandrels of the central arch depicted feature a large ornamental rosette on each side and stylised, foliated arabesques, all enclosed within a decorative border which interlaces in the centre to form a circle. The decoration of the piers and partially indicated arches on either side of the central one is not shown. Lines drawn across the span of each archway suggest enclosed windows or apertures rather than open passageways. Some creasing, foxing and staining, and compass hole. |
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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 which, like this one, were inspired by the Alhambra, bear a Science and Art Department stamp mark dated 7th May 1863. |
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| Accession number | E.3609-1931 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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