The Garland Weavers - Drapery Study
1866 – 1867
Accession number: 1904P33
Pencil on cream paper.
Width: 168 mm
Height: 340 mm
Information
One of eleven studies in Birmingham's collection for a series of six stained glass panels called 'The Garland Weavers', installed in the Green Dining Room at 1 Palace Green (now in the Victoria and Albert Museum). The figures were set into three windows, with two panels in each, forming part of a larger scheme for which Philip Webb was responsible.This drawing is for the sixth and final panel in the series of stained glass, showing a figure holding a musical instrument.
- Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1903.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | |||
| - | Midlands Area Museum Travelling Exhibition | 1966-12-03 - 1967-08-19 | |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Burne-Jones: A Record and Review | |||
| Malcolm Bell | 1892 | George Bell & Sons, London | pp. 113-114 |
| William Morris & His Art | |||
| L F Day | 1899 | London | pp. 20-21 |
| Philip Webb & His Work | |||
| William Richard Lethaby | 1935 | London | pp. 43-44 |
| City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery: Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Drawings | |||
| A E Whitley | 1939 | Bemrose & Sons Ltd, Derby | p. 129 |
| The Stained Glass of William Morris and His Circle | |||
| A Charles Sewter | 1975 | Yale University Press, New Haven | Vol. II: p. 104 |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| Elisa Korb, Tessa Sidey | 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 87 |
Provenance
| Charles Fairfax Murray |
Associated people
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Philip Webb | Associated with |
Associated places
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| No 1 Palace Green, Kensington, London | Associated with |
Associated organisations
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| - | - |
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