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Design for wallpaper

Design Drawing
ca.1847 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a wallpaper with a central formalised thistle set in an eight-pointed star, with cinquefoil and quatrefoil flowers at the angels to make the pattern square, coloured in two shades of blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDesign for wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Pencil and blue washes
Physical description
Design for a wallpaper with a central formalised thistle set in an eight-pointed star, with cinquefoil and quatrefoil flowers at the angels to make the pattern square, coloured in two shades of blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 220mm
  • Width: 200mm
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed '2 coloured blues'
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 278.
Collection
Accession number
D.1141-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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