This panel is decorated in simple and popular form, which would have suited most domestic settings. It shows the firm's practical re-use of earlier designs. The female head was taken from one of the panels in the same series as 'Chaucer Asleep' (see no. 11). The surrounding painted quarries were selected from a group of patterns created especially for making up borders to stained glass panels. [27/03/2003] By the 19th century, stained glass was being used almost exclusively to embellish church interiors. The Arts & Crafts firm Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. (founded in 1861), was instrumental in reintroducing the medium to the home. This panel was designed by Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898), the most prolific and influential of the stained-glass designers working with William Morris during this period. This panel is one of four purchased from an exhibition of contemporary stained glass held at the South Kensington Museum in 1864. Subjects Depicted This roundel is one of a series of designs which depicts the 14th-century poet Geoffrey Chaucer (died 1400) and six characters from his poem 'Goode Wimmen' (Good Women). The heroine represented here - Penelope - whilst not featured in Chaucer's own tale, was famous as the model of domestic virtue in Homeric legend.