Textile design for Houses of Parliament

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Artist/Maker	A.W.N. Pugin (designer)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Full-sized design (on 3 sheets joined) for a textile pattern with two alternating leaf shapes, one filled with the motif of a pineapple and with bell-shaped flowers on the outer edge of the leaf shape, and the other filled with the motif of a bunch of bell-shaped flowers. The two shapes are joined by ogee stems.

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Categories	Designs Drawings
Object type	Design drawing
Title	Textile design for Houses of Parliament
Materials and techniques	Pencil, pink and red washes Pencil Wash Drawing
Brief description	Working Drawings of the Houses of Parliament
Physical description	Full-sized design (on 3 sheets joined) for a textile pattern with two alternating leaf shapes, one filled with the motif of a pineapple and with bell-shaped flowers on the outer edge of the leaf shape, and the other filled with the motif of a bunch of bell-shaped flowers. The two shapes are joined by ogee stems.
Dimensions	Height: 1387mm Width: 325mm
Marks and inscriptions	Inscribed 'Curtain of library; This ground colour is / much too light. It is intended / to be the usual colour of / rich red utrect [sic] velvet' and verso (probably in J.G. Crace's hand 'Pattern for velvet'
Object history	This design was also used for wallpapers.
Subjects depicted	Leaves Pineapple Flowers Foliage
Association	Palace of Westminster
Bibliographic references	Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 227. Robinson, J.C. The Treasure of Ornamental Art , 1857
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	D.819-1908

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O798068/textile-design-for-houses-of-design-drawing-awn-pugin/

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