Wallpaper design for the Houses of Parliament
Design Drawing
ca.1850 (made)
ca.1850 (made)
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Sketch design for a wallpaper with a six-armed cross set within a cusped hexagon and with an outer border of lozenges enclosing fleur-de-lys which meet at the roundels. Three different emblems, two flowers and a lion's head are given in the roundels to the outer border.
Object details
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| Title | Wallpaper design for the Houses of Parliament |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil |
| Brief description | Design drawing by A.W.N. Pugin |
| Physical description | Sketch design for a wallpaper with a six-armed cross set within a cusped hexagon and with an outer border of lozenges enclosing fleur-de-lys which meet at the roundels. Three different emblems, two flowers and a lion's head are given in the roundels to the outer border. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed in another hand 'gold; red' and with a measurement. |
| Object history | This drawing is among those identified by J.D. Crace as being for the Houses of Parliament. |
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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.765-1908 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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