Annunciation

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. 1922

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions4 7/8 x 3 in. (12.4 x 7.6 cm.)

DescriptionTwo lights. Left light shows Gabriel in white over red walking towards Mary in right light who is sitting at a podium, hands clasped. Panelled ceiling with windows behind figures showing greenery. Red patterned drapes at right side, blue drapery backgroudn. Tiled floor.

Inscribedrecto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "368-1922"; verso center in graphite: "Glanogwen /1" "; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 368 Sept. 1, 1922 Roll 200 / Mr. Titcomb / Mr. Chadwick / Mr. Watson"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.926