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The Wife of Bath's Tale

Print
1893 (published)
Artist/Maker
Kelmscott Press (printer)
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (Sir) (artist)
Hooper, W. H. (engraver)
Place of origin
London (made)

Illustration showing a scene from Chaucer's tale of The Wife of Bath

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
Titles
  • The Wife of Bath's Tale (manufacturer's title)
  • Adam and Eve in Eden (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Wood-engraving in ink on paper
Ink
Paper
Wood-Engraving
Brief description
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Illustration to 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' in 'The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer' printed by the Kelmscott Press, 1893. Wood-engraved by W. H. Hooper from the design by Burne-Jones.
Physical description
Illustration showing a scene from Chaucer's tale of The Wife of Bath
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.875in (Note: Dimension taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1920, London: HMSO, 1922)
  • Width: 6.625in (Note: Dimension taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1920, London: HMSO, 1922)
Style
Arts and Crafts
Production typeProof
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1920, London: HMSO, 1922.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1785-1920

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O822811/the-wife-of-baths-tale-print-burne-jones-edward/
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