Design for Stained Glass
Designerdesigned by
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Date1902
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions15 3/8 x 11 1/2 in. (39.1 x 29.2 cm.)
DescriptionFive lancets and tracery with figures in two tiers in main lancets - St Matther, St Mark, Salvator Mundi, St Luke, St John [all five with emblems above their heads]; lower tier - Isaiah, Angel with scroll, Virgin and child, Angel with scroll, Ezekiel - all against quarry grounds. Trecery: six angels, smaller four-foils showing Chalice, wreath, dove and shield.
Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "LEEK, STAFFS:/ S. EDWARDS CH./ EAST W, N. AISLE/ Scale 1/2"=1'";
lower right in black ink: "THE PROPERTY OF MORRIS & CO./ MERTON ABBEY/ Surrey";
in graphite by Sandy Berger: "174-1902";
bottom in graphite: faded graphite notes
verso in graphite: "St Edwards Leek";
in graphite by a seperate hand: "St Edward the Confessor";
lower right: "1052"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.722
Unknown
ca. 1903
Object number: 2000.5.1342
Edward Burne-Jones
1899
Object number: 2000.5.653
William Blake
ca. 1826-1827
Object number: 000.33
