Moses and the Burning Bush

Maker Unknown, British

Designerdesigned by Ford Madox Brown (British, 1821 - 1893)

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

Additional Title(s)

Photograph of a Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS

Dateca. 1870

Mediumphotograph

Dimensions4 3/8 x 3 5/8 in. (11.1 x 9.2 cm.) mount: 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (28.6 x 18.4 cm.)

DescriptionMoses kneeling under cloak in front of a burning bush, herd of goats behind him on hillside. Beside him, a shepherd's crook and shoes. A figure rises from the burning bush with scroll reading "I AM THAT I AM"

Inscribedrecto above photo in black ink: "S P 117" recto below photo in black ink: "NO NUMBER" verso center in graphite: "Moses & the Burning / Bush / Ford Madox Brown"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.2016