Designed by
William Morris
Woven in France
100% cotton;
backed; rod pocket at top Large Size:
29”w. x 59”h. $ 620. Small Size:
19”w. x 39”h. $ 230.
The inscription on the original Woodpecker Tapestry was
embroidered by May Morris (Morris’ daughter), and
reads “I once a king and chief, now am the tree-barks
thief, ever twixt trunk and leaf, chasing the prey”
The quotation was taken from a poem by William Morris about
an ancient fabled Italian king named Picas who was transformed
into a woodpecker.
One of only three tapestries Morris designed entirely himself,
this tapestry hung in the billiard room at 24 Bedford Square,
the home of George Prothero, President of the Royal Historical
Society. The tapestry is now at the William Morris Gallery
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