Christ Preaching from the Ship; Miraculous Draught of Fishes

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

Designerdesigned by John Henry Dearle (British, 1860 - 1932)

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

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1903

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions10 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (25.7 x 25.7 cm.)

DescriptionDesign for stained glass. Two lights for separate windows (north and south transcepts, respectively). (for north transcept). Christ preaching from the ship - Christ in red, seated in ship. Four figures seated in foreground, two standing to the right - seen behind and sky above. (for South transcept). Miraculous draught of fishes - Christ in red in boat, two men pulling nets of fish, one belonging to Christ - sky above.

Inscribedrecto top: "BROUGHTY FERRY/ ST STEPHEN'S CHURCH/ Scale 1/2"=1'"; lower left above in black ink: "THE PROPERTY OF MORRIS & CO/ MERTON ABBEY/ Surrey"; lower right in graphite by a separate hand: "for texts see letter Jan 15th 1903"; by Sandy Berger: "302-1915"; verso in graphite by Sandy Berger: "Pg. 302 Oct 12, 1915/ Designed by Mr. Dearle/ Mr. Titcomb";

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.810