Queen Bertha

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

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS

Dateca. 1879

Mediumphotograph

Dimensions7 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (19.1 x 6 cm.) mount: 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm.)

DescriptionQueen Bertha standing, wrapped in long robes, wearing crown and holding scepter. Engraving behind her.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "L.P. 94 F.P. 500" recto upper right in graphite: "535" recto below in graphite: "Queen Bertha - Welton - S. Helen's Ch. / 1879" on card: recto upper right in black ink: "101" 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 view

Object number2000.5.1947b