Embroidered Panel
1863 (made)
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Embroidered panel figure of Morgan le Fay cut out and applied to a rust-coloured cotton velvet which, in turn, has been cut and reduced. the figure has a long green medieval robe with a cloak of brown, cream and yellow. She wears a draped white headdress, carries an orb and is holding in the air a leaf branch. Embroidery is worked in thick wools in unorthodox stem, chain and long and short stitches. The figure is edged with rust-coloured wool which is couched to the ground.
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidery in thick wools and applied to cotton velvet, chain stitched and couched to the ground |
| Brief description | Embroidered panel figure of Morgan le Fay, designed by Edward Burne-Jones, probably embroidered by Georgiana Burne-Jones, England, 1863. |
| Physical description | Embroidered panel figure of Morgan le Fay cut out and applied to a rust-coloured cotton velvet which, in turn, has been cut and reduced. the figure has a long green medieval robe with a cloak of brown, cream and yellow. She wears a draped white headdress, carries an orb and is holding in the air a leaf branch. Embroidery is worked in thick wools in unorthodox stem, chain and long and short stitches. The figure is edged with rust-coloured wool which is couched to the ground. |
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| Object history | Registered File number 1985/326. The source for this and other embroideries in the set (see T.118 to T.124-1985) is unknown. In 1863 Edward Burne-Jones produced a design for a set of embroidered panels (Whitworth Art Gallery D.73.1927 verso) for his home at 62 Great Russell Street. The frieze depicts Arthurian figures and this panel corresponds with the figure of 'Morgan le Fay' in the design. It is likely that the panel was embroidered by Georgiana Burne-Jones or another member of the Burne-Jones family. |
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| Accession number | T.119-1985 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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