The King

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Artist/Maker	Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. (makers) Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (Sir) (designer)
Place of origin	England (made)

Panel. Half length figure of a beardless king. Left hand upraised. On his breast an amulet (?) in the form of a bear. Upper right hand corner, a shield of arms. Ground diapered with foliage. Blue, green and yellow.

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Categories	ELISE Access_to_Images 2003 Stained Glass British Galleries SCRAN
Object type	Panel
Title	The King (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Stained and painted glass Stained Glass
Brief description	Clear and coloured glass with painted and stained decoration depicting 'The King'. Designed by Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris. Made by Morris & Co. English, c.1860.
Physical description	Panel. Half length figure of a beardless king. Left hand upraised. On his breast an amulet (?) in the form of a bear. Upper right hand corner, a shield of arms. Ground diapered with foliage. Blue, green and yellow.
Dimensions	Height: 13.25in Width: 7.25in
Credit line	Bequeathed by J. R. Holliday
Subjects depicted	Bear Crown Leaf
Bibliographic references	Parry, Linda, ed. William Morris. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, 1996. 384 p., ill. ISBN 0856674419 Sewter, A. Charles, The Stained Glass of William Morris and His Circle, Yale University Press, 1974
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.323-1927

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Record created	July 21, 1998
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O8449/the-king-panel-burne-jones-edward/

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