Wallpaper design for Houses of Parliament
Design Drawing
1851 (made)
1851 (made)
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Design for a wallpaper with the badge of Katherine of Aragon, a pomegranate under a royal crown, the badge of the Beaufort family, a portcullis under a royal crown and the badge of the Tudors, a rose under a royal crown. The badges are linked together by a decorative framework of stems and leaves. the design has been pricked for transfer.
Object details
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| Title | Wallpaper design for Houses of Parliament |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil with blue, yellow, green, red and black washes |
| Brief description | Design, by AWN Pugin, 19th century |
| Physical description | Design for a wallpaper with the badge of Katherine of Aragon, a pomegranate under a royal crown, the badge of the Beaufort family, a portcullis under a royal crown and the badge of the Tudors, a rose under a royal crown. The badges are linked together by a decorative framework of stems and leaves. the design has been pricked for transfer. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed 'it is proposed to do this paper also / on a larger scale for the large rooms, taking up the / whole width of the paper. / Please to get one set out / to that size' and with colour notes. |
| Object history | Probably unexecuted, this wallpaper belongs to the group of 'historical papers that was ultimately rejected, but this design was adapted to use the rose and portcullis only, plus the initials V and R to make a widely used pattern. |
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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.823-1908 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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