Design for wallpaper in the Houses of Parliament
Drawing
ca. 1850 (made)
ca. 1850 (made)
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Full-size design for wallpaper with a half-drop pattern of a pomegranate set within a cinquefoil flower shape which has below it a stem and leaves and above it a pineapple. There is a grained background. Not in Pugin's hand.
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Title | Design for wallpaper in the Houses of Parliament |
Materials and techniques | Pencil and black wash on tracing paper. |
Brief description | A.W.N. Pugin, wallpaper design for Houses of Parliament with pomegranate and cinquefoil flower motifs, pencil and black wash, ca. 1850 |
Physical description | Full-size design for wallpaper with a half-drop pattern of a pomegranate set within a cinquefoil flower shape which has below it a stem and leaves and above it a pineapple. There is a grained background. Not in Pugin's hand. |
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Object history | Not in Pugin's hand. |
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Bibliographic reference | Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 223.
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Accession number | D.798-1908 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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