Saint Nicholas
Designerdesigned by
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- St. Nicholas
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1889
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions10 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (26.7 x 17.1 cm.)
DescriptionSingle lancet. Figure of St. Nicholas, set high up in lancet on plain quarry ground - wearing red lined with green over white, holding crozier and book. Sketch in pencil at left shows top of lancet opening inwards.
Inscribedrecto upper left in graphite: "Littlemore / Oxford / Noa";
recto upper right in graphite: "32";
recto upper right in black ink: "Littlemore Oxford";
recto lower left in black ink: "PROPERTY OF MORRIS & CO. / MERTON ABBEY / Surrey";
recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "57-1889";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 57 April 1889 / Mr. Bowman / Mr. Campfield / Mr. Riviere"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1261
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