Saint Peter

Designerdesigned by Edward Burne-Jones (British, 1833 - 1898)

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

St. Peter
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1921

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions8 1/8 x 4 in. (20.6 x 10.2 cm.)

DescriptionSingle light. St. Peter is depicted holding keys in lefthand and book in right. He is wearing a green and gold brocade gown over reddish brown robes. He is depictedon a ground of blue scrolls and tiled floor. The light is divided with an area of stylized vines with a scroll. The stylised vines are also above. The figure is depicted with a beard but no face.

Inscribedrecto upper left in graphite: "1/2" = 1' "; recto lower center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "355-1921"; verso center in graphite: "FROME / Holey Trinity / 1/2"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 355 Sept. 15, 1921 / Mr. Glasby / Mr. Jennings / Mr. Watson"; verso center in graphite, upside down: "Holy Trinity, Frome"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.911