Jane Morris

For her daughter, the embroiderer, see Jane Alice Morris. For the English judoka, see Jane Morris (judoka). For the American actress, see Jane Morris (actress). For the Welsh writer, see Jan Morris.

Jane Morris
Jane Morris, 1865
Born
Jane Burden

(1839-10-19)19 October 1839
Oxford, England
Died26 January 1914(1914-01-26) (aged 74)
Bath, England
Occupation(s)Embroiderer, artist's model
Known forEmbroidery and Pre-Raphaelites
Spouse
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(m. 1859; died 1896)​
ChildrenJenny Morris
May Morris
RelativesElizabeth Burden (sister)

Jane Morris (née Burden; 19 October 1839 – 26 January 1914) was an English embroiderer in the Arts and Crafts movement and an artists' model who embodied the Pre-Raphaelite ideal of beauty. She was a model and muse to her husband William Morris and to Dante Gabriel Rossetti.[1] Her sister was the embroiderer and teacher Elizabeth Burden.[2]

  1. ^ "Janey Morris: Pre-Raphaelite Muse". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. ^ Marsh, Jan (1987). Pre-Raphaelite Women: Images of Femininity. New York: Harmony Books. ISBN 0-517-56799-7.