Chaucer's 'Legend of Good Women' - Griselda
1863
Accession number: 1904P524
Pencil on buff paper.
Width: 183 mm
Height: 183 mm
Information
One of four circular designs in Birmingham's collection, for a stained glass series executed by Morris & Co. This cartoon also appears in the Morris & Co Windows Book (283a).
- Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1903.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griselda | ||||
| Inscription | bottom centre | Handwritten | - | Ink. written in the artist's hand |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery: Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Drawings | |||
| A E Whitley | 1939 | Bemrose & Sons Ltd, Derby | p. 134 |
| The Stained Glass of William Morris & His Circle | |||
| A Charles Sewter | 1975 | Yale University Press, New Haven | Vol. I: fig. 156; Vol. II: p. 207 |
| 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. 64 |
Provenance
| Charles Fairfax Murray |
Associated people
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Geoffrey Chaucer | Author |
Associated organisations
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Morris & Co | Realised by |
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