Joshua; Gideon

Maker Unknown

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

Dimensions11 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (28.6 x 14.6 cm.) mount (board): 9 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. (24.8 x 38.7 cm.)

DescriptionTwo lights with rose 5-foil above with red center showing small head and blue and white lobes. Both show Gothic canopies and broders, with four-square geometric patterns in red, blue and green below figures. Blue backgrounds behind figures. Left light shows Joshua in chain mail, green tunic, holding lance and shield. Right light shows Gideon in red robe over mail, blowing trumpet and holding lamp.

Inscribedrecto upper right in graphite: "SD 23"; recto left side in graphite: "at Searl [not clearly legible]"; recto lower right in black ink: "Design for Stained Glass for East Window, Chancel Aisle, St. Peter's Ch : Cranbourne / Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. 8 Red Lion Sq"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1202