Faith; Charity

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. 1887

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions10 1/8 x 8 7/8 in. (25.7 x 22.5 cm.)

DescriptionTwo rounded lights and quatrefoil. Left light shows Faith in yellow over white, holding lamp, with serpent around wrist, hydra at feet. Right light shows Charity in blue over white, pink cloak, holding child, two others at her feet, flame emanating from her hand. Dense foliage backgrounds, panels of quarries above and below. Quatrefoil of yellow and green patternwork above.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "ITALY / Scale 1/2" = 1' "; recto lower right in black ink: "THE PROPERTY OF MORRIS & CO. / MERTON ABBEY / Surrey"; recto upper right in graphite: "of outside / center to centre 9 3/4 / diametre - of inner 5 inches"; recto upper center: "1 - 4 3/4"; recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "50-1887"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg 50 January 1887"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1256