Design for wallpaper in the Houses of Parliament
Design Drawing
ca. 1850 (made)
ca. 1850 (made)
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Full-size design for a wallpaper with a pattern in two colours of a pomegranate two bell-shaped flowers and leaves set within the outlines of leaf shapes. Some alterations made in pencil.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Design for wallpaper in the Houses of Parliament |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink and green wash. |
| Brief description | Design by A.W.N. Pugin, c. late 1840s. |
| Physical description | Full-size design for a wallpaper with a pattern in two colours of a pomegranate two bell-shaped flowers and leaves set within the outlines of leaf shapes. Some alterations made in pencil. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed 'centre line' and in J.G. Crace's hand 'print the white'. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Wedgwood, Alexandra. A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London : V&A, 1985
520 : catalogue number reassigned to Pugin's drawings at the Victoria and Albert Museum |
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| Accession number | D.827-1908 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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