Candelabrum
John Hardman & Co.|Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
after 1846 · Gilded brass, glass · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
This monumental candelabrum exemplifies the designs of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugun (1812–1852), who was the leading exponent of the Gothic Revival style in England. Pugin’s work is central to the transformation in British design that began in the mid-nineteenth century. He admired what he saw as the honesty and purity of medieval art, and deplored the meaningless repetition of historical motifs. Pugin coined the phrase "Brumagen Gothic," referring to "those inexhaustible mines of bad taste, Birmingham." He designed fittings of all kinds including furniture, textiles and stained glass for church interiors, private homes and government buildings (most famously the House of Lords.) This candelabrum is related to the model he produced for the Palace of Westminster.
- Artist
- John Hardman & Co.|Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
- Date
- after 1846
- Medium
- Gilded brass, glass
- Culture
- British, Birmingham
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Purchase, Barnard College Gift and funds from various donors, in honor of Danielle O. Kisluk-Grosheide; Marion E. Cohn and Susan Dwight Bliss Gifts, by exchange; The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, by exchange; funds from various donors, by exchange, 2015
