Adoration of the Magi (tapestry)

The Adoration of the Magi, copy woven 1894 for the Corporation of Manchester

The Adoration of the Magi is a Morris & Co. tapestry depicting the story in Christianity of the Three Kings who were guided to the birthplace of Jesus by the star of Bethlehem. It is sometimes called The Star of Bethlehem[1] or simply The Adoration.[2]

  1. ^ George Leland Hunter, in Tapestries; Their Origin, History And Renaissance, 1912, calls it The Star of Bethlehem."The Morris Tapestry Works At Merton". Tapestries; Their Origin, History And Renaissance. John Lane Company.
  2. ^ Parry 1996 uses the name The Adoration.