Bearded Prophets; Jacob; Ruth

Designerdesigned by William Morris (British, 1834 - 1896)

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

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1862

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions9 1/2 x 14 in. (24.1 x 35.6 cm.)

DescriptionFour small figures in tracery showing an unidentifable bearded Prophet with scroll, another similarly unidentifable bearded prophet, Jacob with a ladder, and then Ruth in cap (with her hair done in Florentine style) holding two sheaves to her right.

Inscribedrecto upper right: "SD 26"; recto upper right: "head of Pahr[?]"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Peterborough Church"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.50