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The God of Love and Alceste

Panel
1861-1864 (made)
Artist/Maker
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. (makers)
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (Sir) (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Panel. The God of Love and Alceste; from Chaucer's "Legende of Good Women".

Object details

Categories
Stained Glass
British Galleries
Object type
Panel
Titles
  • The God of Love and Alceste (generic title)
  • Chaucer's Goode Wimmen (series title)
Materials and techniques
Stained and painted glass
Stained Glass
Lead
Brief description
Painted and leaded glass panel depicting the God of Love and Alceste from Chaucer's 'Legende of Good Women'. Designed by Edward Burne-Jones. Made by Morris & Co. English, 1861-4.
Physical description
Panel. The God of Love and Alceste; from Chaucer's "Legende of Good Women".
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.5in
  • Width: 17in
  • Framed height: 468mm (Note: Dims by SE)
  • Framed width: 507mm (Note: Dims by SE)
  • Framed depth: 32mm (Note: Dims by SE)
Subjects depicted
Love
Death
Crown
Arrow
Wings
Flowers
Alcestis
Bibliographic references
  • Parry, Linda (ed.), William Morris London : Philip Wilson, 1996
  • Smith, Alison. Edward Burne-Jones. London, 2018 fig. 13, p. 58 and 59
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
776-1864

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Record createdJuly 21, 1998
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O8455/the-god-of-love-and-panel-burne-jones-edward/
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