Nativity

Designerdesigned by Duncan Dearle (British, 1893 - 1954)

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1947

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper on board

Dimensions7 x 4 3/4 in. (17.8 x 12.1 cm.) mount: 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (26.7 x 19.7 cm.)

DescriptionTwo lancets and quatrefoil of angel reading (singing?) above against blue background. Left lancet shows two figures in blue and white admiring the baby Jesus at right, inside stone stable. Figure in red with shepherd's crook standing in doorway. Right light shows Virgin in blue kneeling by Jesus in manger, Joseph standing over her; calf lying down on right.

Inscribedrecto lower center in black ink: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND [phrase crossed out] IN LOVING [inserted, in black ink] MEMORY / OF ELLEN AND ANNIE ELIZABETH recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "485A-1947"; verso upper left in black ink: "ST MARY'S CH. NELSON. NO. 2."; verso lower left in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 485A 1947"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1073