Mary the Virgin; Saint Helena
Designerdesigned by
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Mary the Virgin; St. Helena
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Date1928
Mediumwatercolor, graphite and ink on tracing paper pinned (removed) to paper
Dimensions9 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (23.5 x 26 cm.)
DescriptionStained glass design for two lights. Left light shows Mary the Virgin in between columns, stage-like, with a red curtain behind. She is wearing blue and holding a lily in her left hand. The right light shows St. Helena in a similar configuration with a blue curtain behind. She is wearing red and green and is supported a cross with her right shoulder.
Inscribedrecto upper left: "Christ Ch. Higher Bebington";
lower right: "Scale 3/4" = 1 foot";
various lines and arrows
verso lower right by Sandy Berger: "1069"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.715
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1922
Object number: 2000.5.918
Edward Burne-Jones
1867
Object number: 2000.5.46
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1895
Object number: 2000.5.1279
Unknown
ca. 1923
Object number: 2000.5.1470