Design for wallpaper

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Artist/Maker	A.W.N. Pugin (designer)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Designs (on 2 sheets), probably full-size, for a wallpaper. Finished design containing two green birds in parallelograms, a fleur-de-lys in a diamond and four small square floral and foliage patterns.

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read William Morris and wallpaper design During his career, William Morris produced over 50 wallpapers. These designs – many of which feature in the V&A's extensive Morris collection – adopted a naturalistic and very British take on pattern that was both new and quietly radical.

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Categories	Designs Wall Coverings Drawings
Object type	Design drawing
Title	Design for wallpaper
Materials and techniques	Pencil and yellow, blue, green and brown washes. Paper Drawing
Brief description	Designs (on 2 sheets), probably full-size, for a wallpaper by A W Pugin.
Physical description	Designs (on 2 sheets), probably full-size, for a wallpaper. Finished design containing two green birds in parallelograms, a fleur-de-lys in a diamond and four small square floral and foliage patterns.
Dimensions	Height: 533mm Width: 585mm
Production type	Design
Subjects depicted	Birds Fleur De Lys Floral Pattern Foliage Pattern
Bibliographic reference	Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 280.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	D.699-1908

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O798150/design-for-wallpaper-design-drawing-awn-pugin/

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