Angels and Warriors
Designerdesigned by
William Morris
(British, 1834 - 1896)
Designerdesigned by
Ford Madox Brown
(British, 1821 - 1893)
Designerdesigned by
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Designerdesigned by
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1922
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions20 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. (51.8 x 34 cm.)
DescriptionFour lancets and tracery with main subjects in two tiers; upper tier shows Uriel with book and staff, Gabriel with lilies, st Michael with lance, sword and shield, Raphael with staff; lower tier shows Hope with hands in prayer, Valour grasping sword, Fortitude with shield full of arrows, and Faith grasping spear and shield, lower tier shows landscape and blue drapery - all in armor; six-foil above shows Christ ascending - angels in other tracery, three are minstrels.
Inscribedupper left in black ink: "DARWEN";
by a seperate hand in black ink: "St Cuthburt's Ch";
within stamp: "15/7/20";
right side in graphite: "figure with/ considerably/ __";
lower left in black ink: "SCALE 3/4"=1'";
written within stcker: "No 26";
in graphite by Sandy Berger: "361-1922";
verso upper left in graphite not by Sandy Berger: "Darwen St Cuthbert's Ch./ Australia";
by Sandy Berger: "Pg. 361 Feb. 20, 1922/ Mr. Seeley/ Mr. Glasby/ Mr. Titcomb/ Mr. Chadwick/ Mr. Watson";
stamp: upper right in purple: "CONSISTORY COURT/ MANCHESTER"
sticker: "Morris & Company/ 17, George St., Hanover Sq. W.1";
stamp: lower right in black: "17/ George Street/ MORRIS/ Hanover Square/ London. W.1";
two stamps like those on front with George Street details on verso
Markingsstamp: upper right in purple: "CONSISTORY COURT/ MANCHESTER"
sticker: "Morris & Company/ 17, George St., Hanover Sq. W.1";
stamp: lower right in black: "17/ George Street/ MORRIS/ Hanover Square/ London. W.1";
two stamps like those on front with George Street details on verso
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.740
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1918
Object number: 2000.5.736
William Morris
ca. 1869
Object number: 2000.5.1227
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1897
Object number: 2000.5.498
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1872
Object number: 2000.5.1236
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1921
Object number: 2000.5.874
