Victory; Angels

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. 1923

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions12 5/8 x 9 1/8 in. (32.1 x 23.2 cm.)

DescriptionThree lights and tracery. The left panel shows an angel in blue with a white and gold mantle blowing a trumpet. The central panel shows Victory in armor standing on top of a dragon. His sword is by his left side and he holds a staff in his right hand and a shield on his left. The right panel shows an angel in green with a white and gold mantle blowing a trumpet. All three figures are in front of a blue scroll-patterned background standing on hills with an upper and lower border of stylized vines. There are four angels in the tracery above, two with dulcimers, one with pipes and one with a scroll.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "Exminster"; recto lower left in black ink: "SCALE 3/4" = 1' "; recto upper center in graphite: "NOT THIS"; recto lower center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "381-1923"; verso upper left in graphite: "Ex-minster"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 381 Dec. 11, 1923 / Mr. Titcomb / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Knight / Mr. Chadwick" recto lower left, embossed: "Morris & Company / (Art-Workers) Ltd., / Merton Abbey, S.W. 19"

Markingsrecto lower left, embossed: "Morris & Company / (Art-Workers) Ltd., / Merton Abbey, S.W. 19"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.951