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Unidentified design

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

Design, probably full-size, for a panel of painted decoration, showing a lion ermine rampant supporting a shield. The lion stands against a background of oak leaves and acorns. The top of the design follows a traceried outline and the bottom rises steeply from left to right.


Object details

Categories
Designs
Drawings
Interiors
Object type
Design drawing
TitleUnidentified design
Materials and techniques
Pencil and black wash on tracing paper
Pen and Ink
Tracing Paper
Drawing
Brief description
One of 6 sheets of designs for decoration and furniture at the Houses of Parliament; A. W. N. Pugin, pen, pencil and wash, ca.1845-6.
Physical description
Design, probably full-size, for a panel of painted decoration, showing a lion ermine rampant supporting a shield. The lion stands against a background of oak leaves and acorns. The top of the design follows a traceried outline and the bottom rises steeply from left to right.
Dimensions
  • Height: 854mm
  • Width: 338mm
Object history
May have been intended for an eclesiastical purpose, such as the back of stall, or for a domestic one, such as wall decoration within a gothic room. The shapes of the panels make it clear that they were not planned for the Houses of Parliament.
Association
Palace of Westminster
Associated object
E.1496-1912
Bibliographic references
  • Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 249.
  • Taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1912, London, Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1913, p.108
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1497-1912

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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