Angels; Christ Holding a Banner; 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
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1870
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions7 x 5 3/4 in. (17.8 x 14.6 cm.)
DescriptionThree lancets. Subjects in three tiers in each. Left lancet shows (from top to bottom) angel with clarinet, in yellow with red wings; angel in whtie with green wings and cymbals; angel in yellow with red wings and organ. Central lancet shows Christ in blue lined with red over white, holding banner; angel in yellow and white, red wings, with harp; angel in green lined with red over white, with yellow wings and t-shaped dulcimer. Right lancet shows angel in yellow and red wings with harp; angel in white, red sash and green wings, with short pipe; angel in yellow, red wings, with harp. Quarry grounds.
Inscribedrecto lower left in brown ink: "Kirkbampton Church / Aug. 23rd 1870 / Design for East Window";
recto lower right in brown ink: "The property of / Morris & Company / 26 Queen Square / Bloomsbury";
recto left side, near first and second tiers in graphite: "harp / 2 pipes";
recto center, second tier in graphite: "organ";
recto right side, near first and second tiers in graphite: "cymbals / pipe";
recto right side in graphite: "RW";
verso shows calculations in graphite
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1230
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1918
Object number: 2000.5.823
