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Angeli Ministrantes tapestry (© The artist's estate/ V&A Picture Library)
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© The artist's estate/ V&A Picture Library

Angeli Ministrantes tapestry

Artist: Morris & Co (active 1875 - 1940)

Location: Victoria and Albert Museum

Date: 1894

Materials: woven tapestry in wool & silk on cotton warp

Dimensions: 24 x 20 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £47,242 (Total: £190,996)

Vendor: J S Maas & Son

Review number: 3940 (1993)

Provenance:
Purchased from Morris & Co. by Mr E.Waterhouse of Feldermore, Surrey; subsequent collections: Charles & Lavinia Handley-Read; Mr Feldman, New York; Dr & Mrs Jerome Tickner, Massachusetts; with J.S.Maas & Son Ltd.

Description:
Woven at Merton Abbey By Morris & Company, from figures originally drawn by Burne-Jones for stained glass windows at Salisbury Cathedral. The tapestry is the pair to 'Angeli Laudentes' also in the V & A collections.

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