Saint Michael

Maker Unknown, British

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

St. Michael
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1923

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions6 5/8 x 3 7/8 in. (16.8 x 9.8 cm.)

DescriptionSingle light. St. Michael is presented in gold armor with red wings. He is holding a staff in his right hand and a scale in left. In the scales are two winged human figures, souls. He is presented on a blue background standing on grass. The window is framed with bands of red, brown, blue and green with leaves and crowns and a name banner reading 'S. Michael'.

Inscribedrecto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "380-1923"; verso center in graphite: "Adelaide / S. Peters / 3/4"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 380 Dec. 5, 1923 / Mr. Titcomb / Mr. Watson / Mr. Chadwick / Mr. Wills"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.948