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Design for wallpaper in the Houses of Parliament

Drawing
ca.1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Full-size design for a wallpaper with half drop pattern with a stylised floral motif of a cinquefoil flower on a stem with leaves under a crown, separated by a small decorative quatrefoil motif.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDesign for wallpaper in the Houses of Parliament
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink and yellow wash.
Brief description
Design for wallpaper in the Houses of Parliament with cinquefoil flower motif, pencil, pen and yellow wash, A.W.N. Pugin, ca. 1850
Physical description
Full-size design for a wallpaper with half drop pattern with a stylised floral motif of a cinquefoil flower on a stem with leaves under a crown, separated by a small decorative quatrefoil motif.
Dimensions
  • Height: 620mm
  • Irregular width: 495mm
Dimensions are irregular.
Subjects depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 222.
Collection
Accession number
D.778-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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