Tapestry: The Arming of the King
Bernard Partridge
(English, 1861–1945)
John Henry Dearle
(1860–1932)
Reverend E. Dorling
(English)
Morris & Co.
(English)
1912–14
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueWool and silk, tapestry weave
DimensionsOverall: 330.2 x 431.8 cm (130 x 170 in.)
Credit LineCharles Potter Kling Fund
Accession number2002.57
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Collections
Provenance1914 until at least 1922, Morris and Co., London [see note 1]. January 22, 1986, anonymous ("property of a gentleman") sale, Christie's, London, lot 191. Acquired on the London art market by S. Franses and Co., London; 2002, sold by Franses to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 20, 2002)
NOTES:
[1] See Linda Parry, "The revival of the Merton Abbey Tapestry Works," Journal of the William Morris Society, vol. 5, no. 3 (Summer, 1983), p. 19 and p. 22, n. 9.
NOTES:
[1] See Linda Parry, "The revival of the Merton Abbey Tapestry Works," Journal of the William Morris Society, vol. 5, no. 3 (Summer, 1983), p. 19 and p. 22, n. 9.
4th–5th century A.D.
4th–5th century
4th–6th century A.D.
Francesco Albani
First half of the 18th century A.D. 1700–50
First quarter of the 16th century
Albrecht Dürer
First quarter of the 16th century
Second half of the 16th century
Second half of the 16th century or first quarter of the 17th century
1675–1725
Maximilien de Haese
about 1771–75