Gothic Revival designs so shiny and gold that you’ll get a sunburn just sitting there. A. W. N. Pugin, artist. Mostly for palaces and cathedrals but a few for the merely mortal too. Lived from 1812 to 1852.

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Floor tile. Saint Giles, Cheadle.
Floor tile. Saint Giles, Cheadle. Artwork out of copyright and in the public domain. via http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2009/07/details-ornamental-ecclesiastical.html.
Mosaic print wallpaper. Undated.
Mosaic print wallpaper. Undated. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.magnoliabox.com/products/mosaic-print-ecclesiastical-wallpaper-design-aabr001896.
Floor tile. Undated. All Saints Church, Leigh.
Floor tile. Undated. All Saints Church, Leigh. Photo credit: Peter Neaum. Cc licence 3.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:All_Saints,_Church_Leigh._Tiles_created_by_A.W.N_Pugin._Peter_Neaum._-_panoramio.jpg.
Bread plate. ca. 1850.
Bread plate. ca. 1850. Ceramic. Manufactured by Minton and Company. Collection of the Auckland Museum. Cc license 4.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plate,_bread_(AM_1994.199-2).jpg
Jardinière. 1850.
Jardinière. 1850. British. Printed earthenware mounted in gilt cast iron. Exhibited at the Crystal Palace. Collaboration with Minton and John Hardman & Co. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London. via http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O11118/jardiniere-a-w-pugin/

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