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Table design

Design
1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
A.W.N. Pugin (designer)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

design for a table

Object details

Categories
Designs
Drawings
Interiors
Object type
Design
TitleTable design
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink over pencil, with later alterations in pencil
Pen and Ink
Pencil
Drawing
Brief description
One of 35 sheets of designs for tables; A. W. N. Pugin
Physical description
design for a table
Dimensions
  • Height: 495mm
  • Width: 306mm
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed 'Octagon table; brace 1/4 size; brace real size; a model to be sent for this; these are terminated with angle / piece / and pinned / from the top'; and stamped 'John G. Crace & Son / Wigmore St. W.'
Object history
IN this design there is a major alteration in the treatment of the base of the table: the braces no longer go in towards the centre of the table but are places in pairs between the legs, emphasising the square shape made by the stretchers.
Bibliographic references
  • Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 263-4
  • Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 265.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1614-1912

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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