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Design Drawing

ca.1849 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Designs (on 3 sheets) for a wallpaper with a half-drop pattern of a foliage motif. Design, probably full-sized, for a foliage motif with three sets of leaves joined by a curving stem. The central set of leaves has four leaves and the lower two three leaves each. Between the outer edges of the leaves are placed small circles.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil with green, red and buff washes.
Physical description
Designs (on 3 sheets) for a wallpaper with a half-drop pattern of a foliage motif. Design, probably full-sized, for a foliage motif with three sets of leaves joined by a curving stem. The central set of leaves has four leaves and the lower two three leaves each. Between the outer edges of the leaves are placed small circles.
Dimensions
  • Height: 212mm
  • Width: 180mm
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed 'Light buff' and 'green'.
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 278.
Collection
Accession number
D.1142-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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