A. W. N. Pugin Brass Grille from the Palace of Westminster (c. 1845–59)
A pierced brass grille designed by A. W. N. Pugin for the Palace of Westminster in London, with a repeating pattern of Gothic foliage and quatrefoil-like openings.
Augustus Pugin designed thousands of fittings for the rebuilt Houses of Parliament, from tiles to door furniture. This small brass grille, about 21 by 14 inches, uses a repeating diagonal lattice of stylized leaves and flowers, with openings large enough for air to pass. It is a ready-made pattern for a radiator cover, a heating register face or a cabinet door insert in a Gothic or Victorian room. Pierced patterns like this are well suited to CNC cutting in wood or metal.
Repeating Gothic lattice cut on the CNC in hardwood, MDF or thin metal and set into a radiator cover or cabinet door frame.
A custom version typically runs $1,600–$3,200 per cover, shipped.
- Style
- Victorian (Queen Anne, Eastlake)
- Element
- Radiator Covers
- Date
- ca. 1845–59
- Maker or designer
- Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
- Materials
- Brass
- Dimensions
- Overall (confirmed): 21 3/8 × 14 1/8 × 5/8 in. (54.3 × 35.9 × 1.6 cm)
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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