Hope

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. 1867

Mediumphotograph

Dimensions6 x 2 in. (15.2 x 5.1 cm.) mount: 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (28.6 x 18.4 cm.)

DescriptionHope, with wings, stands, facing right, on figure of Despair. Her left arm is reaching upward.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "41." recto upper center in black ink: "L.P. 6" recto upper center in black ink: "HOPE" recto upper right in black ink: "Faith [crossed out]" recto upper right in blue ink on white paper: "F.037" recto lower center in black ink: "56." recto upper right on photograph in black ink: "hope"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.2643