Tree of Jesse

Designerdesigned by William Morris (British, 1834 - 1896)

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. 1923

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions22 1/4 x 23 3/8 in. (56.5 x 59.4 cm.)

DescriptionTree of Jesse window - nine panels, central panel of Mary and child, Adam and Eve on left and right panels, respectively - foliage grounds- various tracery above showing animals, planets, angels, zodiac signs, Christ in top quatrefoil.

Inscribedrecto upper left: "44 Symbols of Scrifice"; upper right in black ink: "Leek/ All Saints Ch. East Window"; lower left: "Scale 1"= 1 foot"; lower right in black ink: "Morris & Company/ Merton Abbey/ Surrey"; in panel across bottom, top row: "ABRAHAM, MELCHISEDEK, DAVID, JESSE, JOSEPH, SOLOMON, JUDAS, MACCABEUS"; bottom row:"ENOCH, ISAIH, MICHA, DANIEL, ZACHARIAH, SAMUEL"; by Sandy Berger: "377-1923"; verso upper left: "All Saints Ch. Leek/ Pg. 377 August 7, 1923/ Mr. Seeley/ Mr. Watson/ Mr. Titcomb/ Mr. Chadwick/ Mr Dearle"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.466