Untitled
Maker
Unknown
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Date1861-1875
Mediumink on paper
Dimensions13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (34.3 x 24.1 cm.)
DescriptionThree lancets. Left shows St. Peter - bearded, resembling Morris - turned to right, book in right arm, keys in left hand, dressed in cope. Central lancet shows Christ on cross, surrounded by six angels - two kneeling with sun and moon above, under architectural canopy. Right lancet shows St. Paul holding sword over right shoulder, turned to viewer's left, holding scroll with seal in right hand. Quarry grounds. Names "S PETRUS" and "S PAULUS" below figures at right and left, scrolls below. Verso shows three lights sketched in pencil showing two figures in left and right, sketch of Christ on Cross in center.
Inscribedrecto upper center in graphite: "Town Malling town [this last word crossed out]";
recto upper right in graphite: "CD 34";
recto left side in graphite: "Virgin";
recto right side in graphite, same hand: "St John";
recto lower right in black ink: "Design for East WIndow Town Malling / Messrs Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co."
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1206
William Morris
ca. 1869
Object number: 2000.5.1227
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1895
Object number: 2000.5.1279
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1871
Object number: 2000.5.1234
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1918
Object number: 2000.5.823