Design for Texile
Maker
Unknown
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Untitled
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Daten.d.
Mediumgraphite on paper
Dimensions8 3/4 x 13 3/8 in. (22.2 x 34 cm.)
DescriptionRectangular panel showing pelican sitting in nest, wings outstretched, looking down at five chicks - leaves and flowers surrounding the scene and scroll running along top of panel and behind pelican reading "O YE SPIRITS AND SOULS OF THE / RIGHTEOUS BLESS YE THE LORD" (in graphite).
InscribedThere is a line of writing at bottom of page which has been erased and is now illegible, but is signed "HD"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1149