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The Judgement of Paris (© William Morris Gallery and Brangwyn Gift)
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© William Morris Gallery and Brangwyn Gift

The Judgement of Paris

Artist: designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1833 - 1898), made by Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co (active 1861 - 1875)

Location: William Morris Gallery and Brangwyn Gift

Date: circa 1862-1863

Materials: tin-glazed earthenware tiles hand-painted in overglaze colours

Dimensions: 35.3 x 35.3cm including frame

Grant:

Amount Paid: £6,175 (Total: £16,055)

Vendor: Christie's

Review number: 5770 (2006)

Provenance:
Unknown; Christie's, 2006.

Description:
Edward Burne-Jones was a prolific designer of applied art, and designed the majority of the pictorial tiles produced by the firm of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. This panel of four square tiles set in a wooden frame depicts a scene from Ancient Greek mythology, the Judgement of Paris. Although the subject is from Homer, the design is typically medieval in its inspiration. Each of the three naked goddesses has a nimbus in the style of Gothic art. The figures are accompanied by animals as attributes: Paris with his sheep, Venus with doves, Minerva an owl and Juno a peacock. One other version of the same design is on loan to Kelmscott Manor.

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