Saint Bertha; Saint Margaret

Designerdesigned by William Henry Knight (British, 1823 - 1863)

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

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass
St. Bertha; St. Margaret

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1937

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions7 1/2 x 5 in. (19.1 x 12.7 cm.)

DescriptionTwo lights and tracery. Left light shows St. Bertha in blue lined with green over patterned whie, holding rod, wearing crown. Right light shows St. Margaret in red lined with gold, green sash, holding rod and book, wearing crown. Quarry backgrounds. Scroll across base of lights - name scrolls above. Tracery of briar rose and thistles.

Inscribedrecto lower center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "476-1936"; verso center in graphite: "Higher Bebington / 3/4"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 476 1937 / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Mears / Mr. W.H.K."

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1065