Saint Mary Magdalene; Mary Virgin; Christ as Love; Saint John

Designerdesigned by Edward Burne-Jones (British, 1833 - 1898)

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

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass
St. Mary Magdalene; Mary Virgin; Christ as Love; St. John

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1921

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions10 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (27.3 x 21.6 cm.)

DescriptionFour lights and tracery. From left to right: St. Mary Magdalene in red and green, holding skirts; Mary Virgin in blue over red, hands clasped; Christ as Love ("Salvator Mundi in name scroll") in white over red, holding cross as living tree, gesturing to chalice on ground; St. John in red over green, hands clasped. Quarry grounds above and below. Blue background - figures standing on tiled floors, name scrolls above their heads. Tracery above of sprays of lilies and roses.

Inscribedrecto upper left in light black ink: "St. Martin's - Haverford West"; recto lower right in black ink, same hand: "Scale 1/2" = 1' "; recot lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "349-1921"; verso center in graphite: "St. Martin's Haverford West" [underlined]; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 349 / April 26, 1921 / Mr. Chadwick / Mr. Jennings / Mr. Watson"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.875