Wallpaper design for Houses of Parliament
Design Drawing
ca.1850 (made)
ca.1850 (made)
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Full-size coloured design (on two sheets joined) for the border and two of the six-petalled flowers shown in D.822-1908. One of the flower motifs is on a separate flap that has been placed over a crowned Tudor rose.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Wallpaper design for Houses of Parliament |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and red, yellow, green and blue washes and white body colour. |
| Physical description | Full-size coloured design (on two sheets joined) for the border and two of the six-petalled flowers shown in D.822-1908. One of the flower motifs is on a separate flap that has been placed over a crowned Tudor rose. |
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| Object history | It does not seem that this wallpaper design was ever used in the 19th century decoration of the Palace. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 225.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.715-1908 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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