Quest for the Holy Grail Tapestries - Verdure with Deer and Shields
© Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
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Description
The arms from left are first two unidentified shields on the lower branches of the tree, and the first shield immediately below the inscription is also unidentified. Then are the shields of Sir Gawaine, Sir Arain Dupin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Brollain, Sir Perceval, Sir Jambourg du Chastel, an unidentified shield, Sir Galahad, Sir Tristram de Lyonesse, Sir Lyonnet de Gannes, an unidentified shield with Sir Wold Ganesmor le noir below it, and on the ground, Sirs Uwaine and Le roy Lyon.
Artist
Sir Edward Burne-Jones
Morris & Co.
Morris & Co.
Dimensions
3152mm x 1550mm
Medium
Wool, silk, mohair and camel hair weft on cotton warp.
Acquisition
Gift in 1947
Accession Number
1947m53
