Hope; Charity; Faith
Designerdesigned by
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1923
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions10 5/8 x 6 3/8 in. (27 x 16.2 cm.)
DescriptionThree lights and tracery. Left light depicts Hope in green gown holding a palm frond in right hand and reaching hand up to clouds above. The central panel depicts Charity holding a child in her left arm and protecting one with her right hand. She is wearing a red gown and a white mantle. The right light depicts Faith in a blue and brown gown holding a lamp in her right hand, with serpents on the ground. All three are presented in front of blue drapery with foliage behind and below. There is writing in the foliage below. Angels with scrolls in 5-foils above. Crown in trefoil above center.
Inscribedrecto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "374-1923";
verso center in graphite: "Brighton College / 3/4";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 374 Feb. 27, 1923 / Mr. Titcomb / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Watson / Mr. Chadwick"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.940
Unknown
ca. 1903
Object number: 2000.5.1342
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1893
Object number: 2000.5.478
