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Design for wallpaper in the Houses of Parliament

Design Drawing
ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Full-size design for a wallpaper with a pattern in two colours of a pomegranate two bell-shaped flowers and leaves set within the outlines of leaf shapes. Some alterations made in pencil.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDesign for wallpaper in the Houses of Parliament
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink and green wash.
Physical description
Full-size design for a wallpaper with a pattern in two colours of a pomegranate two bell-shaped flowers and leaves set within the outlines of leaf shapes. Some alterations made in pencil.
Dimensions
  • Height: 620mm
  • Width: 495mm
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed 'centre line' and in J.G. Crace's hand 'print the white'.
Subjects depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Wedgwood, Alexandra. A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London : V&A, 1985 520 : catalogue number reassigned to Pugin's drawings at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Collection
Accession number
D.827-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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