Truth; Liberty; Knowledge; Religion; Justice; Prudence; Christ as Love; Humility

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

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

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1902

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions16 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (41.3 x 29.2 cm.)

DescriptionFour lights and tracery, with figures in two tiers in main lights. In the upper tier are Truth, Liberty, Knowledge and Faith. In the lower tier are Justice, Prudence, Christ as Love and Humility. All are set against blue drapery backgrounds, with dense foliage and flowers above, extending into the lower parts of the tracery. The tracery consists of three large five-foils showing at top, the Sun, at left the Moon and at right the Stars.

Inscribedrecto upper left: "Rochdale"; recto upper right: "[?] of this / Note / ___ption"; recto lower right: "The Property of Morris & Co. / Merton Abbey, Surrey"; recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "179-1902"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Rochdale / Pg. 179 Sept. 24, 1902 / Mr. Titcomb / Mr. Watson / Mr. Stoke / Mr. Bowman / Mr. Wilson / Mr. Wren / Mr.Cory"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.58