Design for wallpaper in the Houses of Parliament
Design Drawing
ca.1850 (made)
ca.1850 (made)
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Full-size design (on 2 sheets joined) for a wallpaper, with a six-armed cross set within a cusped hexagon, and having an outer border of lozenges enclosing fleur-de-lys which meet at roundels. The outer border roundels contain six-petalled roses.
Object details
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| Title | Design for wallpaper in the Houses of Parliament |
| Materials and techniques | Red and yellow washes. |
| Physical description | Full-size design (on 2 sheets joined) for a wallpaper, with a six-armed cross set within a cusped hexagon, and having an outer border of lozenges enclosing fleur-de-lys which meet at roundels. The outer border roundels contain six-petalled roses. |
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| Object history | It seems probable that this design was never executed. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 224.
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| Accession number | D.996-1908 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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