Prayer desk ca. 1844 Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin After the architect and designer A. W. N. Pugin converted to Catholicism in 1835, his work was strongly influenced by his ideas of life in pre-Reformation England. The Grange, the house Pugin built for himself in Ramsgate (1843-44), was a perfect example of this romantic medieval vision. This prie-dieu was designed for Pugins own use in the chapel at The Grange, which although small in size was completely outfitted for celebrating Mass with organ, sacristy, vestments, church plate etc.: a watercolor of the chapel from around 1844 shows the shadowy outline of a similar prayer bench in front of the altar.Pugins furniture, intended mostly for the houses he designed, is relatively simple, somewhat severe and ecclesiastical in nature of which this prie-dieu is an excellent example. Yet this rather plain prayer bench, which has a minimum of ornamental features and no upholstery or padding, has its own natural grace. This is expressed in t

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Prayer desk ca. 1844 Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin After the architect and designer A. W. N. Pugin converted to Catholicism in 1835, his work was strongly influenced by his ideas of life in pre-Reformation England. The Grange, the house Pugin built for himself in Ramsgate (1843-44), was a perfect example of this romantic medieval vision. This prie-dieu was designed for Pugins own use in the chapel at The Grange, which although small in size was completely outfitted for celebrating Mass with organ, sacristy, vestments, church plate etc.: a watercolor of the chapel from around 1844 shows the shadowy outline of a similar prayer bench in front of the altar.Pugins furniture, intended mostly for the houses he designed, is relatively simple, somewhat severe and ecclesiastical in nature of which this prie-dieu is an excellent example. Yet this rather plain prayer bench, which has a minimum of ornamental features and no upholstery or padding, has its own natural grace. This is expressed in t

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