Drawings
Invitation for Tapestry Viewing
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- Date
- 1890
- Accession number
- 2000.5.1554
- Maker
- Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
- Possibly
- possibly by William Morris(Opens in new tab) (British, 1834–1896)
- Dimensions
- 4 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (11.4 x 29.2 cm.)
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Description
- Design for invitation. Vines and flowers decorate, top, centerm and sides, long scroll (blank) across center of text. It reads: EASTER MESS RS. MORRIS AND CO. !! REQUEST THE HONOR OF A VISIT FROM [in scroll] TO VIEW AN ARRAS TAPESTRY DESIGNED BY E. BURNE-JONES, AND EXECUTED FOR THE CHAPEL OF EXETER COLL:: OXFORD TO BE SHOWN FROM MONDAY AP: 15 TO SAT: AP: 26 AT 449 OXFORD ST
