Background Design - Untitled

Maker Duncan Dearle (British, 1893 - 1954)

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

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1950

Mediumwatercolor, ink and graphite on paper

Dimensions45 1/4 x 21 1/8 in. (114.9 x 53.7 cm.)

DescriptionRectangular border with alternating diamond and circles left blank, surrounded by green vines and formal yellow flowers on blue ground. Thinner border along left shows yellow vines alternating with circlets of flowers and shields. Right border shows multi-colored block alternating with circlets of flowers in yellow detail.

Inscribedverso lower right in graphite: "TEMPLE CHURCH / BACKGROUND"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1618