Saint Luke; Saint Gabriel; Virgin and Child; Saint Michael; Saint John

Designerdesigned by Duncan Dearle (British, 1893 - 1954)

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

Additional Title(s)

St. Luke; St. Gabriel; Virgin and Child; St. Michael; St. John
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1947

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions7 x 10 3/4 in. (17.8 x 27.3 cm.)

DescriptionFive lights and tracery. Left light shows St. Luke in green and red over blue, holding book and pen - his emblem, a winged ox behind him. Second light shows St. Gabriel in blue and green over white, holding staff and lilies. Third light shows Virgin and Child, Virgin in blue. Fourth light shows St. Michael in red and gold armor, holding staff, standing on Devil. Fifth light shows St. John in red over blue, with eagle emblem behind him, holding pen and open book. Backgrounds of grisaille work, multi-colored borders. Name-scrolls below. Blue tracery lights.

Inscribedrecto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "485A-1947"; verso center in black ink, typed: "This coloured sketch is the property of;- / Duncan W. Dearle., F.R.S.A., / Kelmscott, / Elton Road, / Purley, Surrey."; verso center in black ink: "S. Gabriel's Ch. Peverell. Plymouth. / Scale 1" = 1 foot."; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 485A 1947""

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1078