The scrolling foliage and flowers are characteristic for the Gothic revival style of Augustus Pugin, who was also responsible for much of the interior design of the Palace of Westminster in London. He designed the mitre shortly before his premature death, after shortly having been admitted to the Bedlam asylum (now the site of the Imperial War Museum) following his exertions over the design of the Palace.
The mitre is part of a set of ecclesiastical garments and textiles designed by Pugin; see also V&A T.297I-1989.
V&A online catalogue V&A online catalogue(retrieved 10 November 2016).
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