Radiator Covers · Victorian (Queen Anne, Eastlake)
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.
Design characteristics
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.
Classification
- Category
- Radiator Covers
- Material
- Brass
- Motifs
- Gothic tracery, Fretwork grille
- Date
- ca. 1845–59
- Maker or designer
- Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
- Recorded medium
- Brass
- Dimensions
- Overall (confirmed): 21 3/8 × 14 1/8 × 5/8 in. (54.3 × 35.9 × 1.6 cm)
- Evidence
- Documented historical object
Architectural context
Carved mantels, layered trim and dark, decorative hardwoods. Britain and the United States · c. 1837–1901.
