Unidentified design
Design Drawing
1849 (made)
1849 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Front, back, and side elevations for a bedstead, with panelling details and shield within decorative carving elements. Above these elevations are enlarged details for the posts of the bedstead.
Object details
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| Title | Unidentified design |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink over pencil, with later alterations in pencil |
| Brief description | Design for a bedstead; A. W. N. Pugin |
| Physical description | Front, back, and side elevations for a bedstead, with panelling details and shield within decorative carving elements. Above these elevations are enlarged details for the posts of the bedstead. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed 'Bedstead; this enrichment / may be omitted / in some case; rail' and with details identified. Signed and dated 'AW Pugin' in monogram '1849' |
| Object history | The bed is shown with carved panels, post and crestings. It is probably, therefore, separate from Pugin's designs, also of 1849, for plain bedroom furniture. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1580-1912 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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