Christ on the Cross
Maker
Unknown
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. 1901
Mediumwatercolor, ink, and graphite on paper on board
Dimensions12 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. (31.8 x 15.6 cm.)
DescriptionDesign for stained glass: single lancet; pencil sketches of two additional lancets on either side, one showing tree and scroll. Main light shows Christ on the cross as living tree, sword and shield at its base, surrounded by sixteen angels in clouds- dove descending at top and scroll on blue ground below.
InscribedInscribed on recto at upper left in black ink, cut off: GARFORTH
Inscribed on recto at lower left in black ink by the same hand: SCALE 3/4" = 1'
Inscribed on recto at lower right in brown ink; Morris + Company/ Merton Abbey/ Surrey
Inscribed on verso at ? in graphite by Sandford Berger: 1901?
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1324
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