Nativity
Maker
Unknown, British
Designerdesigned by
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Collections
ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS
Dateca. 1873
Mediumsilver nitrate
Dimensions2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. (6.7 x 5.4 cm.)
mount: 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm.)
DescriptionPhotograph of stained glass cartoon. Small panel - Virgin reclining, eyes closed, at left, Joseph seated on ground at right, gazing left at sleeping Baby Jesus on ground at left. Angel behind Mary (right), lifting veil.
InscribedInscribed on recto above upper right: 128
upper left of photo: S.P. 44
upper right of photo in graphite: 128
below left corner in graphite: Nativity
in black ink on card at lower right: Please return to/ Morris & Comp y/ Merton Abbey Surrey
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1538A
William Blake
ca. 1814-1816
Object number: 000.19
William Blake
ca. 1814-1816
Object number: 000.16
William Blake
ca. 1814-1816
Object number: 000.14
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1893
Object number: 2000.5.1269
William Blake
ca. 1814-1816
Object number: 000.15