Angels with Scrolls
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. 1896
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions12 5/8 x 10 in. (32.1 x 25.4 cm.)
DescriptionTwo lights and tracery. Left light shows angel in white over pink with blue wings, holding half scroll. Right light shows angel in white over pink with blue wings, holding half scroll. Deep blue backgrounds, quarries above. Trefoil tracery showing seraph head surrounded by red wings.
Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "WELTON CH. / Scale 1/2" = 1' ";
recto lower right in black ink: "THE PROPERTY OF MORRIS & CO. / MERTON ABBEY / Surrey";
recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "114-1896";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 114 Sept. 22, 1896 / Mr. Walters / Mr. Stokes / Mr. Wren / Mr. Campfield"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1284
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1895
Object number: 2000.5.1279
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1927
Object number: 2000.5.980
