Wallpaper Sample, K/A as a log

Wallpaper Sample, K/A as a log

Object name: Wallpaper sample
Date: 1840s
Dimensions:
3057mm x 600mm
Medium: Handblocked powder colour
Object number: PT1998
Description19. Gothic Lily, 2002, Colour print from 6 wood blocks 357 x 60 cm.
A laminated sample from an original design created by Pugin for the Palace of Westminster in 1850. Produced and a gift from Cole & Son.
This sample shows how several individual wood blocks are used to create the finished pattern by over printing the different blocks one over the other to build up the complete pattern.