Mary the Virgin; Saint Helena

Designerdesigned by John Henry Dearle (British, 1860 - 1932)

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

Additional Title(s)

Mary the Virgin; St. Helena
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Date1928

Mediumwatercolor, graphite and ink on tracing paper pinned (removed) to paper

Dimensions9 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (23.5 x 26 cm.)

DescriptionStained glass design for two lights. Left light shows Mary the Virgin in between columns, stage-like, with a red curtain behind. She is wearing blue and holding a lily in her left hand. The right light shows St. Helena in a similar configuration with a blue curtain behind. She is wearing red and green and is supported a cross with her right shoulder.

Inscribedrecto upper left: "Christ Ch. Higher Bebington"; lower right: "Scale 3/4" = 1 foot"; various lines and arrows verso lower right by Sandy Berger: "1069"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.715