Christ Blessing the Children and Various Saints

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

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Date1913

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions15 7/8 x 15 5/8 in. (40.3 x 39.7 cm.)

DescriptionStained glass design of east window. One large central light of Christ blessing the children, four medium lights and eigth smaller lights showing various saints. Saints depicted left to right: Ethelbert, St Mark, St james, and St George. Eight smaller lights depicting various saints from left to right: St Martin, St Wulstan, and St Alban with name banners in seperate triangular lights. Top tier of light shows left to right: Docility, Obedience, Temperance and Prudence.

Inscribedrecto upper left: "Ch: of St John the Divine, Ford, Wilts./ Scale 3/4"=1'"; lower right in black ink: "Return to Morris & Co./ Merton abbery/ Surrey"; in graphite by Sandy BErger: "279-1913"; verso upper left in graphite by a unknown hand: "Ford [underlined] Wiltshire"; in graphite by Sandy Berger: "Pg. 279, April 15, 1913/ Mr. Edge/ Mr. Stokes/ Mr. Titcomb/ Mr Watson"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.732