Saint Martin; Humility

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

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

Additional Title(s)

St. Martin; Humility
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1935

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions7 x 5 1/4 in. (17.8 x 13.3 cm.)

DescriptionTwo lights and tracery. Left light shows St. Martin in golden armor with red and blue cloak, which he is cutting with a knife. Right light shows Humility as female figure in blue and gold over red, holding lamb in both arms. Landscape backgrounds, multi-colored borders. Above, tracery of the Viking Ship with colored border, two smaller floral tracery lights.

Inscribedrecto lower left in black ink: writing is cut off recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "461-1934"; verso center in graphite: "Holyhead / S. Seiriol S Ch. / 3/4"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 465 1935 / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Simmons"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1042