Adoration of the Magi

Designerdesigned by Edward Burne-Jones (British, 1833 - 1898)

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

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateafter 1890

Mediumwatercolor, ink and graphite on paper

Dimensions12 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (32.4 x 20 cm.)

DescriptionThree lights with six smaller tracery lights above. Left light shows Joseph with an angel with a dulcimer above. The central light shows Mary and Christ in a manger with an angel holding a star above. The right light shows the three magi with an angel with a dulcimer above. The smaller lights above have figures of angels.

Inscribedverso lower center: "50907/ 674"; lower right: "1074" stamp: recto lower left: "Morris and Company/ (Art-Workers) Ltd./ Merton Abbey, S.W. 19"

Markingsstamp: recto lower left: "Morris and Company/ (Art-Workers) Ltd./ Merton Abbey, S.W. 19"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.462