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. 1916/1921

Mediumgraphite on paper

Dimensions79 3/4 x 30 in. (202.6 x 76.2 cm.)

DescriptionDetailed foreground and background vegetation. Three figures drawn in outline, one of whose robes are shaded, all gazing upwards.

Inscribedrecto left side in graphite - written next to horizontal line: "5' 0''" on brown outer wrapping: label inscribed in brown ink: "Morningside Roll 192 / (Edinburgh) / Three Light & Tracery / "Ascension" from (Siddal Mr. Dearle's)"; below, printed in black ink: "From MORRIS & COMPANY, / DECORATORS LTD. / Merton Abbey, SURREY."

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1737