Perspective of interior of new chapel, Roman Catholic College of St. Cuthbert.
Drawing
1844 (made)
1844 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Perspective of interior of the chapel looking east, showing the great stone screen, with its three arches which contain altars to either side of the entrance to the chapel. The screen carries an organ which is in the form of a triptych with wings to cover the pipes in the centre. Over the centre of the organ is placed a crucifix.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Perspective of interior of new chapel, Roman Catholic College of St. Cuthbert. |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink |
| Brief description | Perspective of interior of new chapel, Roman Catholic College of St. Cuthbert by A. W. Pugin. 1844. |
| Physical description | Perspective of interior of the chapel looking east, showing the great stone screen, with its three arches which contain altars to either side of the entrance to the chapel. The screen carries an organ which is in the form of a triptych with wings to cover the pipes in the centre. Over the centre of the organ is placed a crucifix. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed '+ view from the antechapel'; in pencil 'Dear Bury / I herewith send you the interior view of Ushaw. Pray my dear / fellow do your best for me. It is indeed important to get them / Ever thine / + A. Welby Pugin'. Verso, in pencil, in another hand, possibly that of a museum official 'A.W.Pugin / from Miss Bury; interior of St. / Cuthbert Collegiate Church / Ushaw near Durham'. Signed and dated 'AW Pugin' in monogram / 1844' |
| Object history | From 1840 Pugin was continuously employed at Ushaw College, though his first proposal for a chapel, made in that year was not executed. This second design was accepted and the chapel was begun in 1844 and opened in 1848. As may be deduced from the pencil inscription, this drawing was sent to Pugin's old friend Talbut Bury, to be engraved and distributed to seek support for his design. Pugin's chapel, apart from the antechapel, was taken down and rebuilt by Dunn and Hanson in 1887, but the rebuilding closely followed Pugin's design and incorporated much of his stained glass. The stone screen has also survived. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 236.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.119-1890 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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