Jephthah's Daughter; Christ
Designerdesigned by
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
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. 1926
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions7 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. (18.4 x 7.9 cm.)
DescriptionTwo lights and tracery. Left light shows Jephthah's daughter in green and red with arms clasped on her torso. The right panel shows Christ in red and white looking towards Jephthah's daughter. Both are standing in front of a blue scroll-patterned curtain with a green border on bottom with stylized vines above and tiles below. Both panels have a lower quadrant of stylized vines with banners. Tracery above shows an angel holding a banner reading Alleluiah.
Inscribedrecto lower center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "403-1926";
verso center in graphite: "Wimbledon / S. John's Ch / 3/4";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 403 June 7, 1926 / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Davis / Mr. Chadwick"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.967
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1927
Object number: 2000.5.980
William Morris
ca. 1929
Object number: 2000.5.997
