Clothing the Naked
Maker
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1908
Mediumgraphite on paper
Dimensions58 1/2 × 25 5/8 in. (148.6 × 65.1 cm.)
DescriptionMale figure standing at left, offering clothing to woman seated on ground at right, dressed in rags. Landscape background.
Inscribedrecto upper left in graphite: "Shenley 1908 / & Bolton 1934 / Head Specially drawn / to fit figure"
recto lower right in graphite: "Shenley"
on outer wrapping:
at one end 2 labels in black ink, respectively: "126" and "127"
large label in brown ink: "Shenley Roll 126 & 127 / Clothing the Naked / Feeding the Hungry / (Mr. Dearle's)"; printed below, in black ink: "From MORRIS & COMPANY, / DECORATORS LTD. / Merton Abbey, SURREY
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1647
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1936
Object number: 2000.5.493
John Henry Dearle
1912
Object number: 2000.5.665
Unknown, British
ca. 1936
Object number: 2000.5.2872
