Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Edward Burne-Jones - Excalibur stage sword



c. 1894
made for Henry Irving in the play 'King Arthur'
V&A

2 comments:

Medieval Muse said...

What an incredible prop! Ridley Scott would be so envious:)

Hermes said...

Isn't it amazing the range of beautiful things these people attempted. I keep finding objects I would never have imagined.