Sanctuary Lamp
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Dateca. 1855
Mediumgilt brass
DescriptionA hanging lamp with chain and rose in Gothic Revival style.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Label TextPugin's promotion of a Gothic Revival style coincided with a tremendous boom in the building of churches for England's growing industrial centers. He rapidly became the leading architect for the Roman Catholic Church, executing designs for architecture as well as interior fittings, such as this sanctuary lamp. The lamp was made by John Hardman, a button-maker and medallist in Birmingham who was also Pugin's close friend. Pugin's influence spread through his prodigious publications, which articulated his belief that Gothic designs were not only the most beautiful, but the most truthful; thus, designers had a moral obligation to employ Gothic motifs.Status
On viewObject number2004.5
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1927
Object number: 2000.5.979
