Ascension
Designerdesigned by
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1921
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions13 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. (34.3 x 21.3 cm.)
DescriptionThree lights with tracery above. The scene is divided into Christ in the central panel, and angels above in clouds. The apostles are in various stances below. Two angels in tracery above playing trumpets. The tracery is a later addition.
Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "MORNINGSIDE";
recto lower left in black ink: "Scale 1/2" = 1' ";
recto lower right in black ink: "Morris & Company / Merton Abbey / Surrey";
recto lower righ in graphite by Sanford Berger: "345-1921";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 345 Jan. 18, 1921 / Mr. Glasby / Mr. Titcomb / Mr. Chadwick"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.868
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1926
Object number: 2000.5.968
