Wallpaper design for Houses of Parliament incorporating the badges of Henry V
Drawing
1851 (made)
1851 (made)
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Incomplete design, probably full-size, with the badges of the antelope argent, ducally collared and chained or, the swan argent ducally collared and chained or, and the three fleur-de-lys. The antelope is set within a completed framework which is in the shape of a diamond and contains the initials H and V. The badges are all set in roudels. The motif of an antelope and its framework have been pricked for transfer.
Object details
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| Title | Wallpaper design for Houses of Parliament incorporating the badges of Henry V |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil with black and yellow washes |
| Brief description | A.W.N. Pugin, wallpaper design for Houses of Parliament with badges of Henry V, pencil with black and yellow wash, 1851 |
| Physical description | Incomplete design, probably full-size, with the badges of the antelope argent, ducally collared and chained or, the swan argent ducally collared and chained or, and the three fleur-de-lys. The antelope is set within a completed framework which is in the shape of a diamond and contains the initials H and V. The badges are all set in roudels. The motif of an antelope and its framework have been pricked for transfer. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with colour notes. |
| Object history | Probably unexecuted, this wallpaper belongs to the group of 'historical' papers that was ultimately rejected. The antelope is drawn to exactly the same design as the white hart of Richard II. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 226.
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| Accession number | D.789-1908 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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