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, watercolour, gouache, gold paint, wash, and pen and ink on paper. This coloured design shows a highly ornate decorative scheme for a section of arcade with semi-circular arches. The spandrels of the central arch depicted feature stylised, foliated arabesques enclosed within a decorative border which interlaces in the centre to form a circle. The piers are shown covered in a complex geometric design of many colours. The spandrel decoration of the partially indicated arches on either side of the central one is not shown. Wash is used to indicate shadows, empty space underneath the archways, and the surrounding architectural structure. Two Science and Art Department stamp marks, one of which gives the date ‘7 MAY/1863’. Note written in pencil on lower right-hand corner. Lower left-hand corner missing. Foxing, staining, fingerprint, and compass hole. Some conservation mounting underneath paper.
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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, watercolour, gouache, gold paint, wash, 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, watercolour, gouache, gold paint, wash, and pen and ink on paper. This coloured design shows a highly ornate decorative scheme for a section of arcade with semi-circular arches. The spandrels of the central arch depicted feature stylised, foliated arabesques enclosed within a decorative border which interlaces in the centre to form a circle. The piers are shown covered in a complex geometric design of many colours. The spandrel decoration of the partially indicated arches on either side of the central one is not shown. Wash is used to indicate shadows, empty space underneath the archways, and the surrounding architectural structure. Two Science and Art Department stamp marks, one of which gives the date ‘7 MAY/1863’. Note written in pencil on lower right-hand corner. Lower left-hand corner missing. Foxing, staining, fingerprint, and compass hole. Some conservation mounting underneath paper. |
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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 | E.3608-1931 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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