Saint Peter and Saint John Healing the Lame at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple

Designerdesigned by John Henry Dearle (British, 1860 - 1932)

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass
St. Peter and St. John Healing the Lame at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1924

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions13 x 9 3/8 in. (33 x 23.8 cm.)

DescriptionThree lights and tracery. Left light shows St. John in gold and blue with women behind. The central panel shows St. Peter with people behind. Right panel shows the paralytic leaning on cane with hand out. The backdrop for the scene is a temple with romanesque arches and Egyptian columns. At lower left corner, small sketch of male head.

Inscribedrecto upperleft in black ink: "PALMERS GREEN / Aisle window"; recto upper right in black ink: "No 2"; recto lower left in black ink: "Scale 3/4" = 1' "; recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "388-1924"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Roll 204 / Pg. 388 Sept. 20 1924 / Designed by Mr. J. H. Dearle / Mr. Titcomb / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Chadwick / Mr. Watson" recto lower left embossed: "Morris & Company / (Art-Workers) Ltd., / Merton Abbey, S. W. 19"

Markingsrecto lower left embossed: "Morris & Company / (Art-Workers) Ltd., / Merton Abbey, S. W. 19"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.962