Nativity
Designerdesigned by
Duncan Dearle
(British, 1893 - 1954)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1947
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper on board
Dimensions7 x 4 3/4 in. (17.8 x 12.1 cm.)
mount: 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (26.7 x 19.7 cm.)
DescriptionTwo lancets and quatrefoil of angel reading (singing?) above against blue background. Left lancet shows two figures in blue and white admiring the baby Jesus at right, inside stone stable. Figure in red with shepherd's crook standing in doorway. Right light shows Virgin in blue kneeling by Jesus in manger, Joseph standing over her; calf lying down on right.
Inscribedrecto lower center in black ink: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND [phrase crossed out] IN LOVING [inserted, in black ink] MEMORY / OF ELLEN AND ANNIE ELIZABETH
recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "485A-1947";
verso upper left in black ink: "ST MARY'S CH. NELSON. NO. 2.";
verso lower left in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 485A 1947"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1073
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