The Collects for Sundays and Holy Days
Date1928
Artist
Annie Morris
(binding and embroidery, attributed) (unknown)
MediumEmbroidered velvet and silk
Dimensions6 1/4 × 5 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (15.9 × 13.7 × 3.2 cm)
book: 5 5/8 × 4 7/8 × 1 in. (14.3 × 12.4 × 2.5 cm)
housing: 6 1/4 × 5 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (15.9 × 13.7 × 3.2 cm)
book: 5 5/8 × 4 7/8 × 1 in. (14.3 × 12.4 × 2.5 cm)
housing: 6 1/4 × 5 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (15.9 × 13.7 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1980
Object number1980-21
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Label TextThe Pre-Raphaelites celebrated all aspects of “the book.” This included illustration, typeface, and cover design. In this example, embroidery is used as a medium for the creation of the angel on the cover of a book of “Collects,” or short prayers. 
