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Designed by John Henry Dearle (English, 1860–1932)

Manufacturer:: Manufactured by Morris & Company
Weaver:: Weaving workshop at Merton Abbey
Maker:: Woven by John Martin
Date:: 1915
Culture:: English, Merton Abbey
Medium:: Wool and silk
Dimensions:: H. 83 1/2 x W. 185 in. (212.1 x 469.9 cm)
Classification:: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit Line:: Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1923
Accession Number:: 23.200a

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Description

This tapestry was woven at the Merton Abbey Tapestry Works under the direction of William Morris. Morris had founded the workshop at Merton, in Surrey, near London, in 1881 as part of his vision to use the integrity of medieval craftsmanship to revitalize the art and design of postindustrial Britain.

Although only woven in 1915, the design for this tapestry was made by John Henry Dearle in 1892, imitating William Morris's style in the trees and that of Philip Webb in the animals.
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: by woodman's edge i faint and fail / by craftsman's edge i tell the tale ; high in the wood · high o'er the hall / aloft i rise · when low i fall ; unmoved i stand · what wind may blow / swift swift before the wind i go

Marking: Lower guard, right edge: MERTON ABBEY 1915
Provenance

[ Morris & Company , 1923; to MMA]
See also
Who
Morris & Company (41)

John Martin (31)

Merton Abbey (11)

John Henry Dearle (7)
What
Textiles (32,863)

Silk (32,575)

Wool (9,419)

Tapestries (2,180)
Where
Europe (135,451)

United Kingdom (23,837)

England (11,765)

Surrey (33)

Merton Abbey (20)
When
A.D. 1900-present (75,241)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,200)
Timelines from the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Great Britain and Ireland, 1900 A.D.-present

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