British Galleries: Morris believed tapestry to be one of the highest forms of decorative art. He did not begin production until years after other forms of textiles had become staple products of the firm. Despite this, he achieved considerable success owing to the quality of the weaving and the way in which his weavers translated Burne-Jones' figure drawings into finished tapestries. [2013] Designed by John Henry Dearle (born in 1860, died in 1932) with figures by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (born in Birmingham, 1833, died in London, 1898); made by Morris & Co., Merton Abbey Tapestry Works, near Wimbledon, London. Tapestry depicting Angeli Laudantes, designed by Edward Burne-Jones, woven by Morris & Co.,1894. Tapestry depicting Angeli Laudantes, woven wool and silks.