Old Dispensation

Maker Unknown, British

Designerdesigned by John Henry Dearle (British, 1860 - 1932)

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

Additional Title(s)

Photograph of tapestry design

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS

Dateca. 1927

Mediumphotograph

Dimensions11 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (29.2 x 16.5 cm.) mount: 14 5/8 x 8 3/4 in. (37.1 x 22.2 cm.)

DescriptionThree tiers of Gothic compartments; top tier shows The Creation, Adam and Eve with the serpent, sacrifice of Isaac; middle tier shows Moses and the tables of the law, the Israelites in bondage, Elijah and the priests of Baal; bottom tier shows Samuel and Eli, Christ before Pilate, Solomon instructing David in the building of the temple.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "No 188" recto upper center in black ink: "Old Dispensation Tapestry" recto written on lower part of design in graphite: "38126"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.2126