Annunciation to the Shepherds
Maker
Unknown, British
Designerdesigned by
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Photograph of a Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS
Dateca. 1883
Mediumphotograph
Dimensions6 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (15.6 x 4.4 cm.)
mount: 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm.)
DescriptionPhotograph of stained glass design - in two sections.
Shepherd standing in landscape, leaning on staff and looking up to sky, where an angel hovers, playing a dulcimer (angel shown half-length).
Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "S.P. 347"
recto upper right in graphite: "431"
on card:
recto upper left in graphite: "The Announcement of The Birth / Allerton - All Hallows Ch."
recto upper right in black ink: "72"
recto lower right in black ink: "Please return to / Morris & Compy / Merton Abbey, Surrey"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1918a
William Blake
ca. 1814-1816
Object number: 000.15
Edward Burne-Jones
1867
Object number: 2000.5.46
