War
Designerdesigned by
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1920
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions11 1/4 x 4 3/8 in. (28.6 x 11.1 cm.)
DescriptionDesign for stained glass. Three lights and tracery (three quatrefoils and trefoils and two small trefoils). Left light shows soldiers gathered, hands inprayer, one kneeling - ladscaped background. Central lancet shows Christ welcoming soldier to paradise - four angels above holdign lilies, palm, harp. Right light shows Peace - figures (mena and women) with wheatsheaf, orange branches, a square, an open book - shildren picking flowers - city in background. All three have grisaille work at toop and bottom and scroll beneath image.
Inscribedrecto bottom in graphite by Sandy Berger: "339-1920";
verso in graphite not by Sandy Berger: "Wordsworth/ Wesleyan Ch/ 3/4";
in graphite by Sandy Berger: "Pg. 339 July 7, 1920/ Mr. Glasby/ Mr. Chadwick/ Mr. Watson";
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.851
