Hope; Charity; Faith
Designerdesigned by
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1920
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions11 1/2 x 9 in. (29.2 x 22.9 cm.)
DescriptionThree lights and tracery panels (six panels alternating green and blue, central vine motif). Left light shows Hope in white with blue ribbons, holding palm, reaching towards sky. Central light shows Charity in white over red, holding child - flame coming from her palm, two children at her feet. Blue background with red pattern above. Right light shows Faith holding lamp, Hydra t her feet - in white over lue. Faith and Hope have red drapery ground, blue pattern above. Scrolls below figures, Gothic canopies above. Verso shows drawing of canopy for light.
Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "GRANGE OVER SANDS";
recto lower left in black ink by separate hand: "SCALE 3/4" = 1' ";
recto lower center in graphite: "52";
recto lower right typed: "The property of ;- / Merton Abbey, Surrey";
verso center in graphite: "Grange over Sands";
verso center in graphite: "No 52";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg 339 Aug. 6, 1920?"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.854
Unknown
ca. 1903
Object number: 2000.5.1342
