Singing Angel; Minstrel Angel with Palm and Lyre
Designerdesigned by
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Date1915
Mediumwatercolor, ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions4 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (12.4 x 6.7 cm.)
DescriptionStained glass design of two lights with tracery. Two angels presented on blue curtains with stylized foliage and on green ground. Angel with open book on left in red and gold (labelled singing angel by Sewter). Angel holding palm in and a lyre in right. Angel in trifoil above.
Inscribedrecto lower center in graphite by Sandy Berger: "299-1915";
verso upper center in graphite by an unknown hand: "Gee Cross/ Hyde Chape/ 3/4";
center in graphite by Sandy Berger: "Pg 299 Feb. 11, 1915/ Mr. Stokes/ Mr. Titcomb// Mr. Watson";
verso: various undecipherable sketches on back
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.801
Unknown, British
ca. 1923
Object number: 2000.5.946
Unknown
ca. 1909
Object number: 2000.5.1391
Edward Burne-Jones
1907
Object number: 2000.5.650
Unknown
ca. 1912
Object number: 2000.5.1420
