Doctor [?] and Christ Child; Saint Anne and Mary [?]

Maker Unknown

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

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass
Doctor [?] and Christ Child; St. Anne and Mary [?]

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Daten.d.

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions10 x 3 5/8 in. (25.4 x 9.2 cm.)

DescriptionDesign for stained glass: singel lancet divided in two tiers. Top tier shows Doctor (?) in red and green over patterned yellow, holding Christ child - temple and dove descending above with quarry ground. Blue drapery backgrounds and tiled floor. Lower tier shows St Anne in patterned white over purple, seated, arm around Mary as girl in blue, both examining open book on St Anne's lap - green drapery background. Between tiers - scrollon quarry ground. Verso pencil sketch of four lights.

Inscribedrecto lower right in black ink: "MORRIS + Co/ MERTON ABBE/ Surrey." verso top in black ink, by sep hand: "Bistre/ 3/4"= 1 foot." verso lower right in pencil by SB: "1077"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1432