Faith

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

Dateca. 1929

Mediumwatercolor, ink and graphite on paper

Dimensions14 1/8 x 7 in. (35.9 x 17.8 cm.)

DescriptionSingle light. The figure of Faith is standing holding a lamp in her right hand and a serpent in her left hand with a branch. There are serpents by her feet. She is standing in a niche with cupids holding strings above. There is an upper and lower section of stylized foliage. The lower section has a name scroll reading "Fidas".

Inscribedrecto upper left in graphite: "ALGECIRAS"; recto left side, in graphite: "B"; recto lower right in black ink: "SCALE 3/4" = 1' "; recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "441-1929"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Algeciras, Spain / Pg. 441 Nov. 1, 1929 / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Chadwick"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.993