Prudence; Love; Humility
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. 1915
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (26.7 x 21.6 cm.)
DescriptionDesign for stained glass. Three lancets- left lancet shows Prudence holding open book and mirror; central lancet shows Love, holding up cloth of Christ's face; right lancet shows Humility holding lamb. Red drapery backgrounds, foliage above and below, name scrolls below.
Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "SEFTON PARK CH./ SCALE 3/4"=1'";
lower right by same hand: "RETURN TO MORIS & CO./ MERTON ABBEY/ Surrrey";
in graphite by Sandy Berger: "300-1915";
verso upper left cut off writing in graphite;
center in graphite not by Sandy Berger: "Sefton Park";
in graphite by Sandy Berger: "Pg. 300 May 25, 1915/ Mr. Stokes/ Mr. Titcomb/ Mr. Watson"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.804
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1902
Object number: 2000.5.58
Unknown
ca. 1903
Object number: 2000.5.1337
Edward Burne-Jones
1899
Object number: 2000.5.653
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1893
Object number: 2000.5.478
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1899
Object number: 2000.5.1297