Candelabrum

Designer Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin British
 Attributed to John Hardman & Co. British

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 516

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.

Candelabrum, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (British, London 1812–1852 Ramsgate), Gilded brass, glass, British, Birmingham

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Candelabrum, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (British, London 1812–1852 Ramsgate), Gilded brass, glass, British, Birmingham
Candelabrum, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (British, London 1812–1852 Ramsgate), Gilded brass, glass, British, Birmingham

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