Saint Philip Baptising the Negro

Maker Unknown

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

Additional Title(s)

St. Philip Baptising the Negro
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1936

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions5 x 3 3/8 in. (12.7 x 8.6 cm.)

DescriptionRectangular panel with plain quarries above and below. Central panel shows St. Philip in yellow robes, standing with the 'Negro' in pool of water, holding up plate of water over the other's head. Palm trees at right and left. Behind figures, carriage in gold with umbrella, pulled by two horses.

Inscribedrecto lower center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "475-1936"; verso upper left in black ink: "Nelson. (Lancs) / Tower 3/4"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 475 1936 Roll 234 / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Mears"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1061