Saint Hugh of Lincoln; Saint Thomas of Canterbury

Maker Unknown, British

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

St. Hugh of Lincoln; St. Thomas of Canterbury
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Date1914

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions3 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. (9.5 x 8.6 cm.)

DescriptionStained glass design of two lights. St. hugh of Lincoln is presented on ground of stylized vines and green ground. St Hugh is holding a staff in right hand and model of church in left. He is wearing red vestements and a gold mitre with a blue halo. St Thomas of Cantebury is presented on a ground of stylized vines with a green ground. St thomas is holding a sword in his left hand and a staff with cross on top in his right hand. He is wearing green and gold vestements. He is wearing a gold mitre with a purple halo. Both windows are surrounded by a border of leaves and colored blocks with a black field at fottom. Each figure has a name scroll above.

Inscribedrecto lower left in graphite by Sandy Berger: "293-1914"; lower right in black ink: "Return to Moris &/ Merton"; verso center in graphite by an unknown hand: "Kentish Town/ St. Lukes/ 1/2"; in graphite by Sandy Berger: "Pg. 293 June 24 1914";

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.792