Chalice

Art Institute of Chicago

Chalice

Designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (born England, 1812–1852)

Date
1827–28
Medium
Gilded silver with garnets
Culture
London
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

A. W. N. Pugin, the foremost proponent of the Gothic Revival style in England, made this chalice when he was just 15; yet its eclectic combination of Gothic-inspired ornament already demonstrates his experimentation with the architectural vocabulary of the medieval period.

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Object type
AAT300411548

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