Adoration of the Magi (tapestry)

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.

Large-scale cartoons for the tapestry weavers were created from photographically enlarged panels of Burne-Jones's watercolour.

The tapestry was completed in February 1890 and displayed in Morris & Co.'s Oxford Street showroom in London that Easter before being presented to Exeter College.

Ten versions were woven,[6] each with a different border design:[9] The 1904 version, lately in the collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, was to be auctioned in February 2009, but at the last minute was withdrawn from the sale by Bergé and donated to the Musée d'Orsay.

[12] In 1887, Burne-Jones revisited his tapestry design as a full-scale painting titled The Star of Bethlehem.