Saint Mary Magdalene; Mary Virgin; Christ on the Cross; Saint John

Maker Unknown

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

Additional Title(s)

St. Mary Magdalene; Mary Virgin; Christ on the Cross; St. John
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1921

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions10 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (27.6 x 19.4 cm.)

DescriptionFour lights and tracery. Left to right: St. Mary Magdalene in red over blue, hands clasping cloak aroundher; Mary Virgin in blue over red, two angels above, with hands over ears; Christ on cross as living tree; St. John in red over white, hands clasped. Sprays of pink and blue floers in tracery. Quarry grounds in lights, with name scrolls in first, third and fourth lights.

Inscribedrecto upper left in graphite, underlined: "Haverfordwest / discarded"; recto upper right in graphite, double underline, same hand: "note"; recto note above tracery in graphite: "different suggestion"; recto lower left in graphite, separate hand: "could figure of / Mary be [illegible]"; recto below lights, same hand: "MAGDALEN MARY too young ELIJAH [crossed out]"; (BLUE) figure JOHN recto lower center in graphite, same hand: "2 angel figures / different treatment / of hands"; recto note for Christ, same hand as "discarded": "Christ with Cross"; recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "349-1921"; verso center in graphite: "Haverfordwest"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 349 April 26 1921"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.876