Textile design for Houses of Parliament
Design Drawing
1848 (made)
1848 (made)
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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.
Object details
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Title | Textile design for Houses of Parliament |
Materials and techniques | Pencil, pink and red washes |
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. |
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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. |
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Accession number | D.819-1908 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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