Minstrel Angels; Charity
Maker
Unknown
Designerdesigned by
William Morris
(British, 1834 - 1896)
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. 1906
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions5 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (14.6 x 14 cm.)
DescriptionDesign for stained glass: large round-headed light flanked by two small rectangular lights - at left showing angel in blue over patterned white with green wings and trumpet, at right, angel in green with blue wings playing pipe. Central light showing Charity in red over white holding two infants, four small nude children at her feet, clinging to robes. Square quarry grounds - scroll above Charity reading "CARITAS" window structure pencilled in roughly.
Inscribedverso in pencil: "Hale Chapel/ 1/2"
verso lower right in pencil by SB: "1086"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1443
William Morris
ca. 1869
Object number: 2000.5.1227
