Samuel and Samuel Brought to Eli; Enoch and Noah Building the Ark; Saint John Baptist and Saint John Baptist Preaching; Timothy and Saint Paul Preaching
Designerdesigned by
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
- Samuel and Samuel Brought to Eli; Enoch and Noah Building the Ark; St. John Baptist and St. John Baptist Preaching; Timothy and St. Paul Preaching
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1930
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper, on board
Dimensions12 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (32.1 x 19.1 cm.)
mount: 15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm.)
DescriptionFour lights and tracery. Tracery shows formalized pink and blue flowers. Left light shows Samuel in red with green scarf and in panel below, scene of Samuel brought to Eli (Eli is seated on throne and before him stands the child Samuel - seraphs above). The second light shows Enoch in gold robe and red and green wraps, holding book and reaching up to hold hand of God, and below, Noah directing others in building the Ark (a wooden structure in the background). The third light shows St. John the Baptist in a hair shirt holding staff and bowl, and below, John standing preaching to seated figures, landscape background. The fourth light shows Timothy in green, reading book, and below, St. Paul preaching to three figures, gesturing towards an altar inscribed "ignoto deo". All main figures are set against blue drapery backgrounds, with panels of scrolled foliage above and below, and name scrolls.
Inscribedrecto upper left (on board) in white ink: "COLLUMPTON / ST/ ANDREW'S Ch.";
recto lower left in white ink, same hand: "MORRIS & CO. Ltd., / MERTON ABBEY, / SURREY";
recto lower right in white ink, same hand: "3/4" = 1 Foot";
recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "449-1930";
verso upper left in graphite: "Collumpton";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 449 1930 / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Chadwick"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1014
William Morris
ca. 1871
Object number: 2000.5.1235
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1927
Object number: 2000.5.980
