Nativity; Angels

Designerdesigned by William Morris (British, 1834 - 1896)

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. 1865

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions13 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. (33.3 x 24.8 cm.)

DescriptionThree lights and three trefoils. Left trefoil shows angels with cymbals in green cloak lined with gold, over white with pink wings; central trefoil shows angel with double-pipe in green cloak over white, red background; right trefoil shows angel with lunette dulcimer in white with pink wings, blue background. Left light shows angel with harp, in green with pink wings. Central light shows Nativity. Right light shows angel with harp, pink robes and blue wings. Multi-colored rose borders, quarry grounds.

Inscribedrecto upper center in graphite: "Rochford Ch"; recto upper right in graphite: "SD 46"; recto lower right in graphite: "Design for East Window Rochford Church / Morris, Marshall & Co. / Red Lion Sq / London"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1212