Miriam; Saint Augustine [?]; Ruth

Maker Unknown

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

Additional Title(s)

Miriam; St. Augustine [?]; Ruth
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Daten.d.

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions7 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. (18.7 x 18.1 cm.)

DescriptionDesign for stained glass: three lights and tracery of plain quarried. Left light shows Miriam in red over white, playing lyre. Central light shows St Augustine (?) in gold mitre and cape (lined with blue) over patterned white, holding crozier and open book. Right light shows Ruth in green lined with red over white holdign sheaves. Plain quarry grounds (quarries have floral clusters sketched in in pencil).

Inscribedverso center in pencil: "Morton Gainsboro'/ 1" verso lower right in pencil by SB: "1103"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1466