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Unidentified design

Design Drawing
ca.1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a border, probably to a ceiling, not in Pugin's hand. A motif of three joined leaves alternates with a quatrefoil flower. A different quatrefoil flower within a straight border is shown on a rib.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleUnidentified design
Materials and techniques
Pencil, with red, yellow and brown washes
Physical description
Design for a border, probably to a ceiling, not in Pugin's hand. A motif of three joined leaves alternates with a quatrefoil flower. A different quatrefoil flower within a straight border is shown on a rib.
Dimensions
  • Height: 194mm
  • Width: 350mm
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed, probably in J.G.Crace's hand 'no moulding; light vellum; gold line / on flat; light drab'.
Bibliographic reference
Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 249.
Collection
Accession number
D.939-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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