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Head of a Woman

Designer Designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones British
Manufactory Manufactured by Morris & Company
Weaving workshop at Merton Abbey Tapestry Works British
designed 1877–98; woven before 1923
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Head of a Woman
  • Designer: Designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones (British, Birmingham 1833–1898 Fulham)
  • Manufactory: Manufactured by Morris & Company
  • Maker: Weaving workshop at Merton Abbey Tapestry Works (British, founded 1881)
  • Date: designed 1877–98; woven before 1923
  • Culture: British, Merton Abbey
  • Medium: Wool (15 warps per inch, 6 per cm.)
  • Dimensions: H. 11 x W. 9 1/2 inches (27.9 x 24.1 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1923
  • Object Number: 23.163.3
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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