Design for a Coat of Arms
J. S. Pearse
1858
Medium
Watercolor over graphite
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of the Royal Institute of British Architects, 1961
Accession Number
61.669.2
Tags
Coat of Arms
About the Artist
J. S. Pearse · 1800–1900
**Joseph Salter Pearse (c. 1822–1896)** was a celebrated British decorative artist and architect whose intricate designs captured the opulent spirit of Victorian-era interiors. Active primarily between 1854 and 1868, Pearse began his career as a house decorator before gaining renown for his architectural ornamentation. Little is known of his early life or formal training, which remains sparsely do...