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Wallpaper design for Houses of Parliament

Design Drawing
1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Full-size design for a wallpaper with the badges of Edward IV, a falcon within a fetterlock, and a rose en soleil. The badges are set within a circular framework which is decorated with hexafoil flowers and foliage motifs. The rose in this design is coloured red, whereas for Edward IV it should have been white.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWallpaper design for Houses of Parliament
Materials and techniques
Pencil with red, yellow, green, blue and black washes
Physical description
Full-size design for a wallpaper with the badges of Edward IV, a falcon within a fetterlock, and a rose en soleil. The badges are set within a circular framework which is decorated with hexafoil flowers and foliage motifs. The rose in this design is coloured red, whereas for Edward IV it should have been white.
Dimensions
  • Height: 568mm
  • Width: 440mm
Object history
Probably unexecuted, this wallpaper belongs to the group of 'historical' designs that was ultimately rejected.
Subjects depicted
Association
Associated object
Bibliographic reference
Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 226.
Collection
Accession number
D.737-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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