- Buy a sample tile.
- Place your order.
Unicorn Tapestries
Morris himself preferred the richness of tapestries over the the popular wallpaper. Morris & Co. created several tapestries along medieval themes.
These tiles are based on medieval tapestries from The Lady and the Unicorn and The Hunt for the Unicorn. The complete Hunt for the Unicorn tapestries, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, consists of seven scenes, four of which are shown here: The Start of the Hunt, The Unicorn at the Fountain, The Unicorn Defends Itself, and The Captive Unicorn. The Unicorn Captured by the Maiden tapestry is in fragments, due to mishandling. The Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, housed at the Musee National de Moyen Age, shows the five senses: Hearing, Sight, Touch, Smell, and Taste. A sixth tile, Love (a mon seul desire) completes the set. The series were discovered in 1841 by Prosper Mérimée in Boussac castle. The tapestry is complete with its six pieces. Five of them illustrate each of the five senses.
How to Order Unicorn tile sets
Ordering is easy.You can also request an invoice.
Order a Sample Unicorn Tile
You can order a sample tile online or request an invoice.
Order a sample Hunt for the Unicorn Tile
Order a sample Lady and Unicorn tile
The cost of your sample tile will be subtracted from the shipping costs of your completed order.
How to Care for Your Tile
You can clean ceramic tiles with any household non-abrasive cleaner and a soft cloth or sponge. You can clean sealed marble tiles the same way.
Installing Your Tile
Laying out your tile in order will make installation easier.
Use only unsanded grout when setting your tile.
William Morris Tile: The Unicorn Tapestries
Unicorn Tapestries Tile SetsIt has a single horn in the middle of its forehead. But how can it be caught? One places an elegantly clad virgin in its path. And then, the beast leaps into the virgin’s lap and follows her. ~ Physiologus, The Unicom, third century AD The Hunt for the Unicorn
Tile: Ceramic Set: 4 tiles Tile: Ceramic Size: 6 inch square tiles (15.4 cm) Thickness: 3/8 inch (1 cm) Weight: 11.5 ounces (326 grams) each tile (vertical panels) Set of 4 tiles: $485.Sample tile:  Order a sample Hunt for the Unicorn Tile
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Tile: Ceramic Set: 5 tiles Tile: Ceramic Size: 6 inch square tiles (15.4 cm) Thickness: 3/8 inch (1 cm) Weight: 11.5 ounces (326 grams) each tile (vertical panels) Set of 5 tiles: $540.
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