Fortitude; Saint Christopher; Centurion

Maker Unknown

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

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass
Fortitude; St. Christopher; Centurion

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1928

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions9 5/8 x 7 1/8 in. (24.4 x 18.1 cm.)

DescriptionSix lights and tracery. All are inserts on a field of quarries of stylized vines. The upper lights (l to r) show an emblem of Victory, a fist clenching a laurel wreath; a roundel of Peace showing the forging of swords into sickles and a date emblem listing 1928. Behind the roundel of Peace is an original design of a boat, possibly the "Ship" by E. Burne-Jones. The lower lights show Fortitude with a sword in his right hand and shield full of arrows. The central image shows St. Christopher stand in a river with the Christ child on his right shoulder. The right panel shows a Centurion with his hands clasped and a lance in the crook of his left arm. All three contain water imagery. Verso shows sketched swirl designs in graphite.

Inscribedrecto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "431-1928"; verso right side in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 431 1928 / Mr. Chadwick / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Titcomb"; verso center in graphite: "24 Forest Rd / Aberdeen / 3/4"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.991