Ascension
Maker
Unknown
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1873
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions9 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. (24.1 x 20 cm.)
DescriptionThree lancets and circular tracery above. Central light shows Christ's Ascension - kneeling figures below him. Left and right lancets show angels and below them, kneeling figures. Panel subjects at bases of three lancets.
Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "1/2" scale";
recto upper right in graphite: "SD 5";
recto lower left in graphite: "for a mortuary chapel";
recto lower right in black ink: "Design for Stained Glass / Morris, Marshall Faulkner & Co. 8 Red Lion Sq London.";
verso lower center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Aston, Birmingham, Warwicks / Mortuary Chapel, Erdington"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1199
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