The Garland Weavers - Hand Studies
1866 – 1867
Accession number: 1927P553
Pencil on Whatman paper.
Width: 281 mm
Height: 381 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.The two studies of a right hand and a left hand at the top of the sheet were used in the finished watercolour 'The Garland Weavers' of 1866-67 (London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Public Libraries, Cecil French Bequest, on loan to Leighton House, Kensington).
- Bequeathed by James Richardson Holliday, 1927.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| + F/G/N | ||||
| Inscription | bottom left | Handwritten | - | In pencil. in the artist's own 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. 116 |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 86 | |
Associated people
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Philip Webb | Associated with |
Associated places
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| No 1 Palace Green, Kensington, London | Associated with |
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