Ascension with Various Saints

Maker John Henry Dearle (British, 1860 - 1932)

Maker Morris and Company (London, British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Date1903

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions16 1/4 x 12 in. (41.3 x 30.5 cm.)

DescriptionFive lancets with blue tracery above, two quatrefoils and trefoils, showing chalice, crown and dove descending; two quatrefoils with angels at left and right; from left to right figures in lancets are Matthew, Mark, Christ's Ascension, Luke, John, 6 over tier from left to right St Peter, St Mary Magdalene, the Resurrection, Mary Virgin, St Paul; landscaped backgrounds, scrolls with name above their heads

Inscribedrecto upper left in ink: "D[cut off]on Parish Church/ Front Gable Window/ Scale 1/2"=1'" lower right in ink: " THE PROPERTY OF MORRIS & CO./ MERTON ABBEY/SURREY" verso upper left in graphite: "? Parrish Church"; lower right: "1017"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.658