Saint James the Greater; Martyrdom of Saint James

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

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

Additional Title(s)

St. James the Greater; Martyrdom of St. James
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1930

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions11 1/8 x 3 5/8 in. (28.3 x 9.2 cm.)

DescriptionSingle lancet. In panel above, figure of St. James in blue over white, bearded, holding crook and bottle in right hand, book in left. Set against patterned red drapery in background, tiled floor. Name written beneath. in panel below, Martyrdom of St. James shows figure in blue lying on ground being beaten with a club; two other figures shown. Very top and bottom and between panels is vine design.

Inscribedrecto right of design in white pencil(?): "see / over / x"; recto down right side in graphite by Sanford Berger: "448-1930"; verso center in graphite: "In letter / 29 July 1930 / This is the correct / figure for S. James / Major but he ws beheaded & not / killed by a club / Label / S. James Major? / Jacobus Major / S. James the Great / after the base / panel to correspond / same size as John"; verso center in graphite, possibly different hand: "141 3/8 x 20 5/8 right / 3/8" rebate all round / except at base / full size 14' 3/4 / x 21 3/8"; verso center, written over other notes in separate hand, graphite: "S. John's Ch. / Salisbury / S. Australia"; verso lower center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 448 1930 / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Chadwick"; verso lower left in black ink, cut off: "le 3/4" = 1' " recto lower right, stamp in red ink, partly torn: "CLARKSON LTD / RUNDLE S_____[?]"

Markingsrecto lower right, stamp in red ink, partly torn: "CLARKSON LTD / RUNDLE S_____[?]"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1010