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Wallpaper design for Houses of Parliament

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

Full-size coloured design for a wall-paper with a fleur-de-lys enclosed within an ogee border of flowers, with an outer framework of leaves.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWallpaper design for Houses of Parliament
Materials and techniques
Green, black and maroon body colours on red tinted paper.
Physical description
Full-size coloured design for a wall-paper with a fleur-de-lys enclosed within an ogee border of flowers, with an outer framework of leaves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 613mm
  • Width: 533mm
Subject depicted
Association
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 224.
Collection
Accession number
D.718-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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