St. George and dragon. Chilston, Lady (British, ) (author of design) [painter] Sleath, William (British, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] Carter, Richard (British, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] Carnegie, H. (British, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] Reed, Frederic (British, ) (workshop) [weaver] Russell, Edward (British, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1922-1927 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8' x W 14' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Ownership History: England, Berkshire, Windsor, Eton College. George dressed in armor & mounted on white ho
St. George and dragon. Chilston, Lady (British, ) (author of design) [painter] Sleath, William (British, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] Carter, Richard (British, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] Carnegie, H. (British, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] Reed, Frederic (British, ) (workshop) [weaver] Russell, Edward (British, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1922-1927 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8' x W 14' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Ownership History: England, Berkshire, Windsor, Eton College. George dressed in armor & mounted on white horse drives his lance into mouth of dragon; princess nearby flees (BRD) medallions with coat of arms in each corner; (UPR BRD) garlands of flowers, coat of arms in center supported by 2 cherubim; (L, R & LWR BRD) arabesques; (LWR BRD) inscription in central cartouche Part of a series of 4 panels. Tapestries were designed to hang the Lower Chapel at Eton College. Series commemorates the Etonians killed in World War I & thus the subject of St. George is an adaptation to fit the history of the Etonians. Thomson, History of Tapestry (1930), 499 Marillier, Merton Abbey (1927), 26, 31, 37, plate 26ii McConnell, ed., Treasures of Eton (1976), 159 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0181946-0181947
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