Virgin and Child; Saint Nicholas
Designerdesigned by
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
- Virgin and Child; St. Nicholas
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1882
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions7 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. (19.1 x 10.5 cm.)
DescriptionTwo lights and trefoil. Left light shows Virgin in white, yellow and red holding Christ Child. Right light shows St. Nicholas in patterned white cope with red lining, holding child and crozier, wearing mitre. Blue drapery backgrounds, quarries above and below and quarries fill trefoil.
Inscribedrecto upper right in black ink: "WELTON-CHURCH / BAPTIST - WINDOW / HALF-INCH-SCALE";
recto lower left in black ink: "Morris & Co. / Merton Abbey / Surrey";
recto lower right in black ink, last three lines crossed out: "The property of Morris & Company / 26 Queen Square / London W.6";
recto right side in graphite by Sanford Berger: "33-1882";
verso lower center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 33 May 1882 / Mr. Bowman / Mr. Dearle / Mr. Pozzi / Mr. Singleton"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1241
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1868
Object number: 2000.5.1220
Unknown, British, 20th Century
ca. 1909
Object number: 2000.5.1377
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1927
Object number: 2000.5.979
