Design for Stained Glass
Designerdesigned by
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1911
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions12 7/8 x 14 1/4 in. (32.7 x 36.2 cm.)
DescriptionWindow with arched top, divided into five lancets, central lancet divided horizontally into two sections - left to right: St Gabriel (holding staff, in red robes), Mary, sister of Lazarus (red robes, wringing hands), Mary Virgin (blue patterned robes - holding book and lilies), Martha (red robes, holding bucket), St Michael (in armor, holding shield and banner) - all against background of tall lilies with two large trees set among square quarries with formal sprays - scroll below Mary, Virgin.
Inscribedrecto upper right in graphite: "2-3";
lower left in black ink: "CLAPHAM COMMON 113, N.S./ Deaconess Institution Chapel/ Scale 1"=1 foot";
lower right in black ink: "MORRIS & CO./ MERTON ABBEY/ Surrey";
in graphite by a seperate hand: "This is the framework of the casement";
by sandy berger: "261-1911";
verso in graqphite not by Sandy Berger: "Clapham Common";
by Sandy Berger: "Pg. 261 April 27, 1911/ Mr. Titcomb/ Mr. Stokes,/ Mr. Watson"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.725
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1921
Object number: 2000.5.875
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1927
Object number: 2000.5.979
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1919
Object number: 2000.5.738
