Drawing of the Day: Pugin's Carpet Design, 1846

Design for Carpet for the Throne at the House of Lords
Palace of Westminster
A.W.N. Pugin, 1847
The Victoria & Albert Museum

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) will always be considered one of the Nineteenth Century’s most significant and influential architects, designers and theorists.  He is, perhaps, almost single-handedly responsible for the Gothic Revival.  Despite his many triumphs, Pugin will remain best remembered for his work on the Palace of Westminster.

This design by Pugin shows his concept for the carpet for the throne of the House of Lords Chamber. The rose, labeled white, is actually shown colored red as it was in the finished carpet which was in place for the opening of the House of Lords in 1847.   The carpet design in place remained unchanged until 1980.