Ascension

Maker 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

Dateca. 1916

Mediumgraphite on paper

Dimensions92 7/8 × 21 3/4 in. (235.9 × 55.2 cm.)

Description3 standing male figures, all gazing up to right, in halos, long robes. Landscape background.

Inscribedrecto in black ink: "SIDDAL EASTW / 5. Light & Tracery" label on outer wrapping of roll in black ink: "(in two rolls) / Siddal Halifax Roll 160 / St. Mark's Ch. East Window / Ascension (Subject) / Mr. Dearle's Design No. 2 roll"; bottom of label, printed in black ink: "FROM MORRIS & COMPANY, / ART-WORKERS LTD. / Merton Abbey, LONDON S.W. 19"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1579