Saint Jacob; Saint Peter; Saint John

Maker Unknown

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

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass
St. Jacob; St. Peter; St. John

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1867

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions5 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (14.6 x 8.9 cm.)

DescriptionThree lights and tracery - three trefoils with multi-colored leaf and flower designs above main lights and above these, two rounded trefoils with geometric pattern-work in yellow, blue and red, and at top center, trefoil with yellow star-like flower surrounded by blue leaves. Left light shows St. Jacob (St. James?) holding palm and staff, wearing pilgrim's hat and patterned white robe, holding keys and book. Right light shows St. John in yellow and white over green, holding chalice. The upper portion of the light is blue in left and right lights, red in the central light; the lower portion is a red pattern in the left and right lights and blue in the central light. Left and right lights also show green tiled floors while the central light shows red tiles. Name panels below figures.

Inscribedverso center in graphite: "Slough / 1867"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1221