Eret die Frauen (Women's worth) Two sizes 67cm x 104cm and 95cm x 143cm

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The original, currently in the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester was designed by Marianne Stokes of Morris and Co in 1912.
The tapestry was inspired by a quotation from Schiller's peom of 1796 part of which appears in the upper border. The gothic script translates to: Honour to the women, they braid and weave heavenly roses into earthly life.
From left to right, the figures represent Protection (Schutz) - a woman in armour; Nurture (Pflege) - a mother giving a bowl of milk to a feral little boy wearing only a skin; Love (Liebe) - a mother holding a baby in her arms; Wisdom (Wissen) - a woman showing a lantern and a book of horn up to a child in a hooded cloak; and Fidelity (Treue) - a woman in chain mail. The background is rose vines and other flowers with a border of laurel leaves.
67cm x 104cm
95cm 143cm