Christ Ascending

Maker Unknown

Designerdesigned by John Henry Dearle (British, 1860 - 1932)

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

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Daten.d.

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions11 x 10 in. (27.9 x 25.4 cm.)

DescriptionDesign for stained glass: five lights and two qautrefoils, two trefoils and two tracery lights above of seraph heads and red wings on blue ground. Apostles across bases of five main lights; gazing up at sky. Left light shows angel in patterned white with green wings, kneeling in clouds holding sun. Central light shows angel in patterned white with green wings, kneeling in cloud, holding moon. Landscape backgrounds.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "REARSBY CH/ LEICESTER" recto lower right in black ink, by sep hand: "Scale 3/4 '=1" verso upper left in pencil: "Leicester" verso lower right in pencil by SB: "1092" verso upper right in blue- part of Airmail stamp.

MarkingsPart of an AIRMAIL stamp left at upper right in blue ink

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1449