Design for decorative work
Design Drawing
ca.1847 (made)
ca.1847 (made)
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Designs for decorative work, a small pencil sketch and a larger study in wash of a lion rampant set within a square, and one of an elongated lion passant regardent. Also a small martlet.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Design for decorative work |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil with red wash |
| Brief description | Design drawing by A.W.N. Pugin |
| Physical description | Designs for decorative work, a small pencil sketch and a larger study in wash of a lion rampant set within a square, and one of an elongated lion passant regardent. Also a small martlet. |
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| Object history | These designs give the impression of being made for wall stencils. They may have formed part of some temporary wall decoration, used when the House of Lords was first opened in 1847, before the permanent interior decoration was completed. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 215.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.758-1908 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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