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.

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.


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