Saint Michael

Designerdesigned by John Henry Dearle (British, 1860 - 1932)

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

St. Michael
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1935

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions10 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. (27.3 x 17.5 cm.)

DescriptionRound-headed light. Figure of St. Michael in blue and red sash over golden armor, holding shield and sword, standing on dragon. Landscape background. Below in panel, open oak foliage on blue ground with scroll reading "S. MICHAEL".

Inscribedrecto upper left in graphite [partly erased]: "LORD FARINGDON MEMORIAL WINDOW"; recto upper left in black ink: "ALGECIRAS"; recto lower right in black ink: "Scale 1/2" = 1' "; recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "469-1935"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 469 Oct. 1935 / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Simmons" verso upper right, stamp in purple ink: "MORRIS & CO. (ART-WORKERS) LTD. / MERTON ABBEY, S.W. 19"

Markingsverso upper right, stamp in purple ink: "MORRIS & CO. (ART-WORKERS) LTD. / MERTON ABBEY, S.W. 19"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1050