Minstrel Figures; Choir of 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. 1877

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions8 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (21.9 x 16.5 cm.)

DescriptionLunette and two rectangular lights. In half dome, roundel with green foliage background and choir of angels playing violins. Left light shows minstrel figure in green and red over white holding t-shaped dulcimer. Right light shows minstrel figure in blue holding cymbals. All with square quarry grounds with leaf patterns.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "2 Moreton Gardens / South Kensington / 1/2 scale"; recto left side in graphite: "Angel"; recto right side in graphite: "Angel"; recto lower left in black ink: "9 March 1877"; recto lower right in black ink: "The property of Morris & Company / 26 Queen Square / Bloomsbury / London W." [last three lines crossed out and written below them in separate hand, black ink is "Merton Abbey / Surrey"; recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "10-877"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 10 Sept. 1877"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1239