Ascension

Designerdesigned by 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

Dateca. 1921

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions13 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. (34.3 x 21.3 cm.)

DescriptionThree lights with tracery above. The scene is divided into Christ in the central panel, and angels above in clouds. The apostles are in various stances below. Two angels in tracery above playing trumpets. The tracery is a later addition.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "MORNINGSIDE"; recto lower left in black ink: "Scale 1/2" = 1' "; recto lower right in black ink: "Morris & Company / Merton Abbey / Surrey"; recto lower righ in graphite by Sanford Berger: "345-1921"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 345 Jan. 18, 1921 / Mr. Glasby / Mr. Titcomb / Mr. Chadwick"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.868