Martha; Mary Virgin; Saint Elizabeth

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

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

Additional Title(s)

Martha; Mary Virgin; St. Elizabeth
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1911

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions10 x 15 in. (25.4 x 38.1 cm.)

DescriptionStained glass design for three lancets. Left light shows St. Martha holding a bucket on a ground of quarries in green and brown. Center light shows St. Mary the virgin holding a lily in blue on a ground of quarries. Right shows St. Elizabeth in green on a ground of quarries.

Inscribedrecto upper left: "Fulham/ Christ Church/ Scale 3/4" = 1'"; center in graphite: "St. Martha/ S. Mary/ S Elizabeth [figure of Elizabeth is circled in graphite with the name Elizabeth written to the right and underlined twice]"; lower center: "Return to Morris & Co./ Merton Abbey/ Surrey" verso: "1057"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.698