Docility and Ferocity

Maker Unknown, British

Designerdesigned by Edward Burne-Jones (British, 1833 - 1898)

Maker Morris and Company (London, British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Photograph of a Cartoon for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS

Date1875

Mediumsilver nitrate

Dimensions6 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. (15.6 x 5.7 cm.) mount: 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm.)

DescriptionFemale figure standing at top of incline, holding hands in front of her, long robes, looking off to left - female figure reclining in foreground hair loose, sour expression.

InscribedInscribed on recto at upper left in black ink: F.P. 309 above right corner in graphite: 274 below photo in grapite: Meekness Inscribed at lower right on card in black ink: Please return to/ Morris & Comp/ Merton Abbey/ Surrey

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1850D