Angels with Trumpets; Nathaniel; Saint John

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
Angels with Trumpets; Nathaniel; St. John

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1909

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions6 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (16.8 x 11.7 cm.)

DescriptionDesign for stained glass: four lights, each of two lights arranged above the other; small tracery of foliage on blue ground above. Top; left light shows angel in red with blue wings, blowing long trumpet. Right light shows angel in blue with green wings blowing long trumpet - quarry grounds (left light shows pencilled square around head and shoulders of angel). Bottom left light shows Nathaniel in blue over gold, reading book. Right light shows St John in crimson over light red, holding cup with serpent and open book. Landscape backgrounds with quarries above.

Inscribedrecto top in pencil, cut off: "to left of a II." recto lower left in black ink, sep hand: "RETURN TO MORRIS + Co/ MERTON ABBEY." recto lower right in pencil by SB: "248-1909" verso center in pencil: "Addison Rd/ S. Barnaby/ 1/2." verso center in pencil by SB: "Dec 15, 1909/ pg. 243/ Mr Flasby (sic)/ Mr Howard/ Mr Watson."

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1390