Wallpaper design for Houses of Parliament
Design Drawing
1851 (made)
1851 (made)
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Full-size design for a wallpaper with the badges of Edward IV, a falcon within a fetterlock, and a rose en soleil. The badges are set within a circular framework which is decorated with hexafoil flowers and foliage motifs. The rose in this design is coloured red, whereas for Edward IV it should have been white.
Object details
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| Title | Wallpaper design for Houses of Parliament |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil with red, yellow, green, blue and black washes |
| Brief description | Design by A.W.N. Pugin. Drawing in pencil and wash, c. late 1840s. |
| Physical description | Full-size design for a wallpaper with the badges of Edward IV, a falcon within a fetterlock, and a rose en soleil. The badges are set within a circular framework which is decorated with hexafoil flowers and foliage motifs. The rose in this design is coloured red, whereas for Edward IV it should have been white. |
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| Object history | Probably unexecuted, this wallpaper belongs to the group of 'historical' designs that was ultimately rejected. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 226.
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| Accession number | D.737-1908 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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