Design for a rug
Design Drawing
1851 (made)
1851 (made)
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Design for a rug, 2ft. 9ins. by 7ft. 6ins with alternative patterns given. The design is divided into three squares, each enclosing a different form of shaped quatrefoil with a different type of foliage background and border. The quatrefoils contain respectively a lion rampant , the monogram VR, and a Tudor rose. Details of the two borders are drawn to a larger scale.
Object details
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| Title | Design for a rug |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink with a little blue, brown and red washes |
| Brief description | Design drawing by A.W.N. Pugin |
| Physical description | Design for a rug, 2ft. 9ins. by 7ft. 6ins with alternative patterns given. The design is divided into three squares, each enclosing a different form of shaped quatrefoil with a different type of foliage background and border. The quatrefoils contain respectively a lion rampant , the monogram VR, and a Tudor rose. Details of the two borders are drawn to a larger scale. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed: 'if these divisions are considered / objectionable they could be cut out / but the whole thing is intended / to represent 3 designs for selection; I think leaves are better than / crowning; see centre as drawn / on full sized one; these 2 patterns; the border is here [illegible] up' and with colour notes |
| Object history | In a letter from Mrs Pugin to Crace, dates 11 December 1851 (RIBAL Crace MSS PUG 8/66), the designs for rugs for the Houses of Parliament are mentioned, and this is almost certainly one of them. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 219.
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| Accession number | D.759-1908 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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