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Description: | The "Holy Grail" tapestries were woven by Morris and Co. to designs by Burne Jones, Morris and Dearle in 1890-91.
The mainly British costume collection is supplemented by groups from Europe, South Asia and the Middle East. Most is of 19th.C. date, though some items are from the late 17th.C.
The textile collection includes carpets, embroideries, samplers, Ecclesiastical vestments, and lace.
There is a substantial costume collection from Britain, Europe, South Asia and the Middle East, and of mainly 19th. century date.
The textile collection ranges in date from the 16th. C. to the present, and includes material in a very wide range of techniques. There are collections of carpets, samplers, embroidered pictures, embroideries and Ecclesiastical vestments. There are important collections of Morris and Co. textiles, lace, and embroidered textiles, and the collection presented by May Morris is also important. The "Holy Grail " tapestries by Morris and Co. are of outstanding quality and significance.
Designated | Subjects: | Wool Costume (leisurewear) Silk Textiles Costume & Textile South Asian Lace Costume (workwear) Middle Eastern Western European | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 0121 303 1394 | Telephone: | 0121 303 2834 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:541 | Go to resource |
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