Saint George; Abraham

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

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

St. George; Abraham
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1924

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions6 3/8 x 4 3/4 in. (16.2 x 12.1 cm.)

DescriptionTwo lights. Left light shows St. George in armor, with red shield and spear, scroll above his head reads "FIGHT THE GOOD / FIGHT OF FAITH". Right light shows Abraham in blue tunic with green sleeves, holding spear and green shield. Scroll above his head reads "LAY HOLD ON / ETERNAL LIFE". Quarry backgrounds. Scroll that is continuous across bottom of both lights reads "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE / MEN OF BIDBOROUGH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR / COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 AWCA DI 1924".

Inscribedrecto lower centerin graphite by Sanford Berger: "387-1920"; verso center in black ink: "Approved by church / council / M SW [illegible]"; verso center in black ink: "Bidborough"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 387 Sept. 12, 1924 / Mr. Titcomb / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Watson / Mr. Chadwick"; verso down left side in graphite: "Glory of God and in memory of those men / idborough who gave their lives for their country / great war 1914-1918 AWC 1924"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.955